Washington University in St. Louis is a private institution that was started in 1853. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 7,822, its environment is urban, and the campus size is 169 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its tuition/fees are $57,386
Washington University in St. Louis is situated in a city that offers professional sports in baseball and hockey in addition to a diverse array of options for dining and entertainment. The Wash U Bears are members of the NCAA Division III University Athletic Association. Freshmen are required to live on campus in one of the residence houses. After freshman year, learners can choose to live in suite-style housing, on-campus apartments, fraternity houses or off-campus apartments and homes. Approximately 35 percent of learners are affiliated with Greek life at Wash U.

Wash U is separated into four schools that serve undergraduate and graduate learners, and four graduate schools. Among Wash U’s graduate programs are the top-ranked George Warren Brown School of Social Work, the highly ranked Olin Business School, School of Law, School of Medicine, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, School of Engineering and Applied Science and a graduate program in education. The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum on Wash U’s campus houses one of the most distinguished university collections in the country, including works from Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock. Actor Peter Sarsgaard graduated from Wash U, as did former FBI Director William H. Webster. Wash U’s Barnes-Jewish Hospital is one of the top-ranked hospitals in the country.