Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at WashU is slightly skewed towards women students, with 53.6% of undergraduate students being women and 46.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 8,034, with 4,310 women and 3,724 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at WashU is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.4% of undergraduate students being women and 47.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 8,939, with 4,687 women and 4,252 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 46.4% 3,724 students
- women 53.6% 4,310 students
Graduate Students
- men 47.6% 4,252 students
- women 52.4% 4,687 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 46.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,723 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 18.5% of the student body, with 1,487 students. Hispanic students represent 10.9% of the population, with 873 students, while African American students account for 9.1%, with 734 students. Mixed race students account for 5.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 465 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 11 students.
International students make up 7.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 566 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.1% of the population, totaling 165 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within WashU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 46.4% 3,723 students
- Asian 18.5% 1,487 students
- Hispanic 10.9% 873 students
- African American 9.1% 734 students
- International students 7.1% 566 students
- Mixed race 5.8% 465 students
- Unknown race 2.1% 165 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 11 students
Graduate Students
- International students 43.3% 3,860 students
- White 34.3% 3,054 students
- Asian 7.3% 654 students
- African American 5.2% 467 students
- Hispanic 4.5% 400 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 236 students
- Mixed race 2.6% 235 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 7 students
Transfer Students
- White 41.6% 79 students
- Asian 14.2% 27 students
- International students 12.1% 23 students
- Hispanic 11.6% 22 students
- African American 10.5% 20 students
- Mixed race 5.8% 11 students
- Unknown race 3.7% 7 students
- Hawaiian 0.5% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 43% 3,435 students
- 18-19 41% 3,304 students
- 22-24 8% 669 students
- 25-29 2% 146 students
- 30-34 2% 131 students
- 40-49 2% 124 students
- 35-39 1% 96 students
- 50-64 1% 67 students
- 22-24 45% 3,999 students
- 25-29 34% 3,008 students
- 30-34 10% 902 students
- 35-39 4% 351 students
- 40-49 4% 324 students
- 20-21 2% 215 students
- 50-64 1% 122 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Washington University in St Louis in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 253 | 14.12% | |
| Missouri | 220 | 12.28% | |
| New York | 180 | 10.04% | |
| Illinois | 171 | 9.54% | |
| Florida | 102 | 5.69% | |
| Texas | 100 | 5.58% | |
| New Jersey | 89 | 4.97% | |
| Maryland | 72 | 4.02% | |
| Ohio | 57 | 3.18% | |
| Connecticut | 45 | 2.51% | |
| Virginia | 39 | 2.18% | |
| Georgia | 36 | 2.01% | |
| Tennessee | 33 | 1.84% | |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | 1.62% | |
| Washington | 29 | 1.62% | |
| Wisconsin | 29 | 1.62% | |
| North Carolina | 26 | 1.45% | |
| Colorado | 23 | 1.28% | |
| Minnesota | 23 | 1.28% | |
| Indiana | 21 | 1.17% | |
| Michigan | 20 | 1.12% | |
| Oklahoma | 19 | 1.06% | |
| Arizona | 18 | 1.00% | |
| Kansas | 18 | 1.00% | |
| Oregon | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 12 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 8 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 5 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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