Washington University in St. Louis Office of Student Records - Enrollment Statistics
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Spring 2008 Enrollment.pdf


Fall 2007 Enrollment.pdf

5-Year Fall Enrollment History.pdf

Academic Year Enrollment 2007-08.pdf

Profile of Degrees 2007-08.pdf
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Enrollment and Graduation StatisticsEnrollment statistics 1926

Washington University in St. Louis is an independent research university offering academic programs of study in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, Design & Visual Arts, Engineering & Applied Science, Law, Medicine, and Social Work. Within the schools are various divisions of undergraduate and graduate study. The “day school” divisions at WU represent traditional full-time programs. In addition to the day divisions, evening and part-time divisions are offered in the schools of Arts & Sciences (the University College), Business, Design & Visual Arts, and Engineering & Applied Science. WU currently offers two professional degree programs, the Medicinae Doctoris in the School of Medicine and the Juris Doctoris in the School of Law.

Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollment

The current student enrollment at Washington University is 13,070 (per data captured at the end of the 10th week of the Spring 2008 semester on March 21, 2008).

We have 7,037 students enrolled in our undergraduate programs; 6,064 are in the day school divisions, and 973 are enrolled in undergraduate evening and part-time programs.

Our graduate student enrollment of 6,033 includes 5,308 students in the day school divisions and professional programs, and 725 students in graduate level evening and part-time programs.

Refer to the pdf documents at left for enrollment detail by school and division in the most recent academic year.

Gender and Ethnicity

As a university, we enroll fairly equal percentages of women (50.10%) and men (49.90%). At the graduate level the percentage of male students is slightly higher (51.1%), while at the undergraduate level the percentage of females is slightly higher (also 51.1%).

Ethnically, the majority of our students are White non-Hispanic (58%). Our minority population is approximately 10% Asian, 6% Black non-Hispanic, 2% Hispanic, 3% multi-racial, and less than 1% Native American (9% unreported). The international student population represents about 11% of our total enrollment (for purposes of ethnic classification, all international students are reported together).

Graduation and Degrees

We award degrees three times a year, at the close of the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters. The Commencement Program printed each May includes the names of degree recipients who graduated that spring as well as those who graduated the prior fall and summer.

In 2007-08, Washington University in St. Louis awarded a total of 3,791 degrees, of which 2,024 were at the graduate and professional level and 1,767 were at the undergraduate level.

Our graduation rate for first-time freshmen (undergraduate) is 92%.

Refer to the profile of degrees at left for graduation detail by the various degrees.

For additional information contact the Director of the Office of Student Records

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