Washington University in St. Louis is a highly competitive school and its admissions statistics make Washington University in St. Louis one of the 50 most competitive schools for undergraduate admissions globally. Similar to the trends across all top schools, Washington University in St. Louis acceptance rates have continued to decline over the past 8 years and will almost certainly continue to do so into the future.
The Class of 2020 was one of the most challenging years to be admitted to Washington University in St. Louis ever to date. For the Class of 2020, 29,197 students applied to Washington University in St. Louis of which 4,729 students were accepted, yielding an overall acceptance rate of 16.2%. Overall applications decreased by 3.1% over last year (2019 to 2020) from 30,117 to 29,197.
