Washington University in St. Louis Acceptance Rate
Washington University in St. Louis has an overall acceptance rate of 12.1% for the 2024 application year, with 32,754 applicants and 3,951 being accepted. The Early Action acceptance rate stands at 36.0% from 3,000 applicants, while the Regular Decision acceptance rate is notably lower at 9.6% from 29,754 applicants. The transfer acceptance rate is 12.2%, with 1,761 applicants and 215 accepted. Additionally, the waitlist for 2024 saw 3,981 offers, but none were accepted, marking a 0.0% acceptance rate. Academic scores indicate competitive standards, with SAT 25th and 75th percentiles of 1,500 and 1,570, and ACT scores ranging from 33 to 35.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 32,754
Accepted Applicants: 3,951
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
Washington University in St. Louis recorded an overall acceptance rate of 12.1% for the application year 2024, with 32,754 applicants and 3,951 accepted. The Early Action acceptance rate stood at a robust 36.0%, admitting 1,080 students from 3,000 applicants, while the Regular Decision rate was significantly lower at 9.6%, with 2,871 acceptances from 29,754 applicants. Historically, acceptance rates have been on a downward trend, decreasing from 17.13% in 2015 to its current rate of 12.1%, indicating an increasingly competitive admissions landscape.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
Washington University in St. Louis experienced a significant decline in its wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024, with 3,981 applicants offered a place but none admitted, resulting in a 0% acceptance rate. This contrasts sharply with the previous year (2023), where 2,696 students were offered a spot on the wait list and 915 were accepted, yielding a 33.94% acceptance rate. The Class of 2022 had a similar trend, admitting 189 out of 1,968 wait listed applicants for a 9.6% acceptance rate. Overall, the current year reflects a notable drop in the likelihood of admission from the wait list compared to recent years.
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Offered a Place
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Admitted
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Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Washington University in St. Louis has reported a transfer acceptance rate of 12.2% for the application year 2024, accepting 215 out of 1,761 applicants, with an average GPA of 3.6 among accepted students. This marks a notable decline from previous years, where the acceptance rate was 17.5% in 2022 and 26.3% in 2021. The drop in acceptance rates highlights an increasingly competitive environment for transfer students at the university, indicating a shift in applicant pool quality and quantity over recent years.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 1,761
Accepted Applicants: 215
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
4
SAT
1500-1570
Math: 770-800
Reading: 730-770
ACT
33-35
Math: 31-35
English: 34-36
Reading: -
Science: -
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| Asian American | 20.2% |
| White | 39.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.8% |
| Black/African American | 9.2% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.1% |
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