U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT 2011 SELECTIVITY RANKING
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students, including
Mara MacMahon, Alex Kiles
and Monis Khan, at
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Tapping today’s talent for
tomorrow’s challenges
Intelligent. Diverse. Grounded. Well-rounded.
Dedicated to making a difference. These are the characteristics
critical for organizational success that are exemplified by
the students of Washington University in St. Louis. Given our
increasingly complex world and workplace, their drive for
challenging work and capacity for collaboration and problemsolving are the foundation for tomorrow’s leaders.
RANK OF
ADMISSIONS SELECTIVITY 1
SAT/ACT
PERCENTILE RANK 2
California Institute of Technology
1
98–99
Yale University (CT)
1
96–99
Columbia University (NY)
3
94–99
Harvard University (MA)
3
95–99
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3
94–99
Princeton University (NJ)
3
95–99
Washington University in St. Louis
7
95–99
University of Pennsylvania
7
93–99
Brown University (RI)
9
91–99
Dartmouth College (NH)
9
93–99
Stanford University (CA)
9
93–99
Georgetown University (DC)
12
90–99
Duke University (NC)
13
93–99
Northwestern University (IL)
13
94–99
University of California – Berkeley
13
83–98
University of Chicago (IL)
18
94–99
Cornell University (NY)
20
89–99
Rice University (TX)
20
91–99
Johns Hopkins University (MD)
23
90–99
University of Virginia
27
83–97
Washington University students are in the highest tier intellectually
Nine out of 10 freshman place in the top 10% of high school classes
Averaging 97th percentile on SAT, one out of four in the top 1%
Ranked fifth in the nation for number of National Merit Scholars in freshman class
Nearly 29,000 students apply for 1,500 freshman class positions
The seventh most selective in the U.S., Washington University consistently ranks
in the top 15 universities by U.S. News & World Report
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2
Based on U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges 2011
SAT Percentile Rank represents the 25th – 75th percentile of SAT/ACT scores for each school’s entering class
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These industry leaders, among others,
have hired Washington University students
for internships and full-time positions.
Architectural Design
Gensler
HOK
Michael Van Valkenburgh
Perkins+Will
Seventy-three percent of
Washington University students
participate in community service.
African American
International
Arts & Sciences
Business
Asian American
Multiracial or unspecified
Architecture
Engineering
Caucasian
Native American
Art
Hispanic American
Tomorrow’s Vision +
Tomorrow’s Leaders
Diverse Citizenry +
Diverse Employers
Disciplined Solutions +
Multiple Disciplines
Our students are grounded, wellrounded leaders passionate about
making a difference. They are inspired
by service to society, well-equipped
to contribute to organizational
success and thrive in a team
environment. Their earned leadership
is a result of numerous opportunities
on and off campus.
Our students’ diversity of thought
and background are due to their
varied ethnicities, origins and
disciplines. Deeply engaged, they
are ready for a culturally and socially
diverse workplace.
Our students’ critical thinking skills
are the result of Washington
University’s rigorous, multi-disciplinary,
problem-solving curriculum.
More than 200 campus organizations
and nine businesses are run by
students, affording them the
opportunity to better develop their
leadership skills.
Seventy-three percent of
Washington University students
participate in community service.
More than 40% of Washington
University students are African
American, Hispanic American,
multiracial or international students.
Ninety percent of students are from
out of state. The majority (60%)
traveled more than 500 miles to
attend. Washington University
welcomes students and faculty from
all 50 U.S. states and 110 countries.
One third of Washington University
students study abroad while
in college, attending one of 100
different programs in 50 countries
around the world.
Two out of three students pursue
multiple majors and/or minors,
often in a different school.
Students are encouraged to take
classes across disciplines in
90 undergraduate programs,
22 combined programs and 1,500
courses offered.
Arts & Culture
Guggenheim Museum
Museum of Modern Art
Smithsonian
Sotheby’s
Communications,
News & Publishing
CBS News
Condé Nast Publications
Fleishman-Hillard
Ogilvy & Mather
Penguin Group
Random House, Inc.
Consulting
Accenture
Bain & Company
BCG
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
McKinsey & Company
Consumer Goods
Anheuser-Busch InBev
General Mills
Johnson & Johnson
L’Oréal
Procter & Gamble
Engineering
The Boeing Company
Burns & McDonnell
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Northrup Grumman
Entertainment
Double Feature Films
Fox Entertainment Group
HBO
Lionsgate
Sony Pictures
Warner Bros.
Finance & Banking
Bank of America
Bloomberg
Citigroup
Edward Jones
Goldman Sachs
Government & Law
CIA
EPA
FBI
Federal Reserve System
U.S. Department of State
Healthcare
Abbott Laboratories
Ascension Health
BJC HealthCare
Centene Corporation
Express Scripts
Genentech, Inc.
Monsanto
NIH
Sigma-Aldrich
St. Jude Medical
Industrial & Energy
Abengoa Bioenergy
Exxon Mobil Corporation
General Electric
Peabody Energy
Merchandising & Retail
Amazon.com
Anthropologie
Bloomingdale’s, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Macy’s
Target
Nonprofit &
Public Service
Amnesty International
Brookings Institution
City Year
Peace Corps
Teach for America
United Way
Technology
Apple
Cisco
Facebook
Google
Groupon
Microsoft
RIM