Washington University in St. Louis Admission Statistics Class of 2023

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 2023 was the single most challenging year to be admitted to Washington University in St. Louis ever. For the Class of 2023, 25,400 students applied to Washington University in St. Louis of which 3,556 students were accepted, yielding an overall acceptance rate of 14%. Overall applications decreased by 18.8% over last year (2022 to 2023) from 31,300 to 25,400.

For the Class of 2023, 1,080 students were admitted through the early admissions process. Total early applications totaled 3,000, yielding an early acceptance rate of 36.0%. Early applications increased by 0.5% over last year (2022 to 2023) from 2,160 to 3,000.

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