Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) has a total undergraduate enrollment of 8,267 (Fall 2023) on a 169-acre campus in the city. The university operates on a semester-based academic calendar. Washington University in St. Louis is ranked #21 in National Universities in the 2025 edition of Best Colleges. Its tuition and fees are $65,790.

Washington University in St. Louis is located in a city that offers a variety of dining and entertainment options in addition to professional sports such as baseball and field hockey. The Washington University Bears are members of the NCAA Division III University Athletic Association. Freshmen are required to live in the university's residence halls. After their freshman year, students have the option of living in suite-style residence halls, on-campus apartments, fraternity houses, or off-campus apartments and residences. Approximately 15% students participate in Greek life at the University of Washington.

The University of Washington is organized into eight colleges, four of which serve undergraduate students. Graduate programs at the University of Washington include the top-ranked George Warren Brown School of Social Work, the highly ranked Olin College of Business, the School of Law, the School of Medicine, the McKelvey School of Engineering, and a graduate program in education. The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum on the UW campus houses one of the nation's most distinguished university collections, including works by Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock. Actor Peter Sarsgaard and former FBI Director William H. Webster both graduated from the University of Washington. The University of Washington's Barnes Jewish Hospital is one of the top-ranked hospitals in the nation.