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 2022 was the single most challenging year to be admitted to Washington University in St. Louis ever. For the Class of 2022, 31,300 students applied to Washington University in St. Louis of which 4,695 students were accepted, yielding an overall acceptance rate of 15.0%. Overall applications increased by 3.0% over last year (2021 to 2022) from 30,400 to 31,300.
