Washington University in St Louis

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Washington University in St Louis

Washington University in St Louis operates as a private nonprofit institution located in St. Louis, Missouri (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 7,857 students of which 9,064 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Washington University in St Louis is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 12.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,530 and an ACT midpoint of 34. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,786, with published in-state tuition of $65,790 and a Pell grant recipient share of 17.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 94.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 95.0%. Graduates earn a median of $86,182 ten years after enrolling, compared with $78,073 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 104800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 83.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.