WashU is “no-loan” for all

As part of our commitment to always put students first, WashU has expanded its “no-loan” financial aid policy to include all admitted undergraduate students. This means that need-based loans will be replaced with scholarships and university grants in all financial aid offers, ensuring that all admitted students can obtain a world-class WashU education without going in to debt. This policy is the latest step in a long, comprehensive strategy to expand access and financial aid at the university. Other components include the WashU Pledge and our need-blind admission policy.

Upcoming Deadlines

  • Apr. 1

    • Regular Decision – Admissions decisions and financial aid offers released by
  • May 1

    • Regular Decision – Candidate reply date
    • Transfer Student – Admissions decisions and financial aid offers released by
  • May 15

    • Transfer Student – Candidate reply date
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7:1

student to faculty ratio

3000

research projects underway each year

50

countries represented by the undergraduate student body

100%

admitted students have financial need fully covered

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News & Announcements

  • WashU joins Thrive Scholars College Collaborative

    Washington University in St. Louis is strengthening its partnership with Thrive Scholars, a national nonprofit that prepares high-achieving students from communities with limited resources to succeed at the nation’s top universities. 

  • WashU’s Support for Students Affected by Natural Disasters

    Please know we believe that the health and safety of students and their families is the top priority, and we are here to support in the ways we can—particularly as it relates to the admissions process.

  • New major in Public Health & Society

    WashU officially will launch the Program in Public Health & Society — including a major and minor —  at a celebratory event Monday, Oct. 21. The program, housed within Arts & Sciences, offers a distinctive interdisciplinary approach to public health, blending expertise from across the university’s schools. The undergraduate minor is already live, and the major will debut in fall 2025.