Private, non-profit university · United States

Washington University in St Louis

Also known as WashU

St. Louis, Missouri · In a suburb

✓ On the US government's College ScorecardTop research university (R1)

The numbers

Tuition and fees, per year$69,594About ₹66.1 lakh. Same for all students. Living costs are extra.
Applicants admitted12%Very hard to get into
Students15,9947,857 bachelor's · 8,137 graduate
International students9%Share of bachelor's students from outside the US
Finish their degree93%Of full-time first-year students, within six years
Average SAT of admitted students1530Out of 1600

Figures from the US government's College Scorecard, files updated 15/10/2026. Rupees at the RBI rate of 16/10/2026. Some universities charge international students more. Check the fee on the official site before you plan.

Subjects it teaches

Subjects in which it awarded degrees in recent years, by official US subject group. The exact course names are on its website.

Bachelor's · 85 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Archeology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology
  • Architecture
  • Area Studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Biology, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
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  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Classical and Ancient Studies
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Dance
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
  • Economics
  • Economics and Computer Science
  • Education, General
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering-Related Fields
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
  • History
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • International Relations and National Security Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
  • Management Information Systems and Services
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science and Government
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
Master's · 71 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology
  • Architecture
  • Area Studies
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biology, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
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  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
  • Construction Engineering
  • Dance
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
  • Economics
  • Education, General
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering-Related Fields
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • History
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • International Relations and National Security Studies
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Marketing
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science and Government
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
PhD and professional · 56 subjects
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
  • Anthropology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
  • Economics
  • Education, General
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Genetics
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • History
  • Law
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
  • Political Science and Government
  • Public Health
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Research and Experimental Psychology
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering

Applying from India

For a bachelor's degreeApply to the college directly, often through the Common App. Check its own page for tests, English scores, essays and deadlines.Study abroad stage
For a master's degreeApply to the department on the university's own site. Check which Indian degrees, marks and tests the course asks for.Master's abroad guide
The full costTuition plus living, health insurance and travel. The university sends the visa form (I-20) only once you show you can pay.US cost in rupeesScholarships
Check before you pay anyoneYou can apply yourself, without an agent. Agents who say they are “free” are usually paid by the university.How free agents get paid
We haven't checked this university's entry rules and deadlines for Indian students yet.Use its official website for those. Want us to check a course for you? Ask on WhatsApp.

Source: US Department of Education, College Scorecard (ID 179867), checked 19/10/2026. Public US government data.

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