Private nonprofit · St. Louis, Missouri
Washington University in St Louis: cost, debt and earnings by major
42 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $13,360
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 93%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 12%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,857
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $15,250
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 1%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $2,578 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $589 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $7,361 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $15,636 |
| $110,000+ | $47,130 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (19)
- Finance and Financial Management Services$185,551
- Computer Science$177,066
- Business/Managerial Economics$162,355
- Systems Engineering$119,297
- Chemical Engineering$107,843
- Economics$102,439
- Marketing$100,489
- Mathematics$98,497
- Mechanical Engineering$95,965
- Psychology, General$91,787
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$91,446 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$90,778
- Research and Experimental Psychology$75,261
- Anthropology$71,018
- Biology, General$68,359
- Design and Applied Arts$67,771
- Cognitive Science$67,212
- International/Globalization Studies$66,498
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$23,056 (1 yr)
Master's programs (17)
- Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies$229,459
- Computer Science$167,975
- Finance and Financial Management Services$165,087
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$160,419
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$153,933
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$118,193
- Mechanical Engineering$115,029
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,891 (1 yr)
- Engineering, Other$100,544 (1 yr)
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$80,963
- Public Health$76,874
- Behavioral Sciences$75,887
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$72,301
- Biology, General$68,165
- Social Work$63,805
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$49,828 (1 yr)
- Education, General$48,799 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (1)
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$90,911 (1 yr)
First professional programs (5)
- Law$141,243
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$90,497
- Medicine$90,449
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$81,216
- Behavioral Sciences$74,291 (1 yr)