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 2019 was one of the most challenging years to be admitted to Washington University in St. Louis ever to date. For the Class of 2019, 30,117 students applied to Washington University in St. Louis of which 4,819 students were accepted, yielding an overall acceptance rate of 16%. Overall applications increased by 3.1% over last year (2018 to 2019) from 29,211 to 30,117.
For the Class of 2019, 548 students were admitted through the early admissions process. Total early applications totaled 2,029, yielding an early acceptance rate of 27%.
