Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis (nicknamed Wash. U. or WUSTL) is a private research university fifteen minutes west of downtown St. Louis, Missouri. It includes schools of arts & sciences, law, business, medicine, social work, design & visual arts, and engineering. In the 2004 U.S. News & World Report rankings, its undergraduate program was tied for ninth in the nation; in the 2005 list, it was ranked 11th. WUSTL's medical school is ranked third in the nation and the social work school is ranked second. Tuition for both in-state and out-of-state undergraduates is $31,100.00.

Further reading

• Ralph E. Morrow, Washington University in St. Louis: A History (St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society Press, 1996.)
• Candace O'Connor, Beginning a Great Work: Washington University in St. Louis, 1853-2003 (St. Louis: Washington University in St. Louis, 2003).