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.

Schools

College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts & Sciences is the central undergraduate unit of the University with 330 tenured and tenure-track faculty along with over 100 research scientists, lecturers, artists in residence, and visitors serving about 3,000 undergraduates in 40 academic departments divided into divisions of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

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Undergraduates in the other schools meet general education requirements by taking courses in the College of Arts & Sciences. Many of these students have double majors or minors in an Arts & Sciences discipline as well as in their professional field.

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Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

The Graduate School serves over 1,500 students pursuing Masters and Ph.D. degrees. It is ranked highly in terms of time to degree and the rate at which it places its graduates. Some of its many notable programs include: Germanic Language and Literatures, Creative Writing, Political Science, and the interdisciplinary Philosophy-Neurosciences-Psychology.

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School of Law

The law school offers a full-time, day program beginning in August for J.D in a state-of-the-art building, Anheuser-Busch Hall (opened in 1997). The building combines traditional architecture, a five-story open-stacks library, and the latest wireless and other technologies. National Jurist ranked Washington University 4th among the "25 Most Wired Law Schools." The School of Law offers eight joint-degree programs, including JD/MSW, JD/East Asian Studies, and JD/MBA programs. The law school offers 3 semesters of courses in the Spring, Summer, and Fall, and requires at least 87 hours of coursework for graduation. Tuition for the 2004-05 academic year is $32,590 divided into fall and spring payments. The average undergraduate grade point average is 3.6 and LSAT is 164 for the 2003-2004 school year.

Related Topics:
Grade point average - LSAT

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Olin School of Business

The John M. Olin School of Business is located in the heart of the Midwest, historic city St. Louis. Olin has been ranked in the Top 30 US MBA programs by BusinessWeek for years.

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Olin School of Business was founded in 1917. The school was named after the entrepreneur John M. Olin in 1988. As one of the leading business schools in the United States, Olin obtained its reputation from strong research-oriented achievements and competitive graduates. The school provides degree programs in BSBA, MSBA, MBA, EMBA, and part-time programs in MBA and PhD degrees. In 2002, an Executive MBA program was established in Shanghai, in cooperation with Fudan University.

Related Topics:
1917 - John M. Olin - Executive MBA - Shanghai - Fudan University

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Olin has a network of about 13,000 alumni all over the world. Over the last several years, the school’s endowment has increased to $178 million (2004) and annual gifts average $12 million per year. Due to a donation from John E. Simon, was opened in 1986.

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The flexible course arrangement is a factor attracting potential students. Undergraduates who pursue the accounting concentration can choose a five-year Master of Science program which is seeking CI certification in school. Graduate students can select electives from other areas in Washington University such as the Medical School and Law School.

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School of Medicine

The School of Medicine is ranked third in the country according to U.S. News & World Report, behind Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University. It is the most selective medical school in the U.S., and is a world center for research in genomics, cancer, diabetes, etc.

Related Topics:
U.S. News & World Report - Harvard University - Johns Hopkins University

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The medical school partners with St. Louis Children's Hospital and Barnes-Jewish Hospital (part of BJC HealthCare), where all physicians are members of the school's faculty.

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George Warren Brown School of Social Work

The George Warren Brown School of Social Work (commonly called GWB) is currently ranked #2 among Master of Social Work (MSW) programs in the United States. GWB also offers a Ph.D. in Social Work, in cooperation with the Graduate School. The school was named by Bettie Bofinger Brown for her husband - George Warren Brown - a St. Louis shoe manufacturing magnate and philanthropist. The school's dean is Edward Lawlor. It has a center for Native American research, as well as acclaimed scholars in social security, health, individual development accounts, etc.

Related Topics:
Master of Social Work - Ph.D. - Native American

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School of Engineering and Applied Science

The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) was ranked 36th in the 2005 U.S. News undergraduate engineering program ratings.

Related Topics:
Applied Science - U.S. News

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Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Created in 2005, the Sam Fox School combines the strenths of art and architecture into a single school offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. Architecture offers BS and BA degrees as well as M.Arch. There is a combined six-year BS/M.Arch degree program as well as joint M.Arch programs with most of the other schools in the University. Art offers the BFA and MFA in Art in the context of a full university environment. Students take courses in the College of Arts & Sciences as well as courses in the School of Art to provide a well rounded background. One third of students in the school pursue a combined study degree program, second major, and/or minors in other undergraduate divisions at Washington University. U.S. News & World Report ranked the MFA program 21st in the nation.

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