Washington University in St Louis (WUSTL) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in St. Louis, MO.
It offers 195 graduate programs - 86 Master's, 64 Doctorate, and 45 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $65,146.
A total of 8,137 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 16,357 students at WUSTL. WUSTL offers online graduate programs and 254 out of 8,137 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
WUSTL have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Washington University School of Law and Washington University School of Medicine. In addition, you can find WUSTL's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $65,146. It offers 195 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Washington University in St Louis |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO |
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| Graduate School Students | 8,233 students
254 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $65,146 |
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| Student to Faculty | 7:1 (14.29%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 195 Graduate Programs
86 Master's, 64 Doctorate, 45 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Washington University in St Louis
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Washington University in St Louis with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $65,146 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,688.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $64,500 |
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| Fees | $646 |
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| Cost per Credit | $2,688 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,304 |
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| Room & Board | $21,854 (On-Campus) / $21,854 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,575 (On-Campus) / $3,575 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $91,879 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $91,879 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $56,562 | $58,288 | $60,590 | $62,366 | $65,146 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Washington University in St Louis offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 195 major areas - 86 Master's, 64 Doctorate, 45 Post-Bachelor's (5 online programs). 2,310 students have been conferred Master's degree and 901 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 2,310 | 901 | 133 | - |
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| Men | 1,231 | 366 | 43 | - |
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| Women | 1,079 | 535 | 90 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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Graduate Student Population
WUSTL graduate schools have a total of 8,233 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 4,085 male and 4,148 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 6,706 full-time and 1,527 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 254 students enrolled through online exclusively and 545 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,499 White, 409 Black, and 610 Asian students are attending at Washington University in St Louis. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
189 grad students are younger than 22 and 396 students are older than 65. It has 6,244 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,308 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 8,233 |
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| Men | 4,085 |
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| Women | 4,148 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 8,233 |
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| Full-time Students | 6,706 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,527 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 8,233 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 14 |
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| Asian | 610 |
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| Black | 409 |
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| Hispanic | 395 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 2,499 |
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| Two or more races | 294 |
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| Un-Known | 196 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 8,233 |
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| 21 & Under | 189 |
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| 22-24 | 3,409 |
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| 25-29 | 2,835 |
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| 30-34 | 956 |
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| 35-39 | 352 |
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| 40 & Over | 396 |
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Online Population
At Washington University in St Louis graduate schools, 254 students enrolled online exclusively and 545 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 8,137 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 254 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 545 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 7,338 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 254 |
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| Missouri Resident | 99 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 130 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 25 |
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