Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as WashU
Washington University in St. Louis admissions statistics
- Applications received
- 6,1382025-2026
- Entering class
- 1232025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 49.92025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 4.7%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 8.9%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Washington University in St. Louis acceptance rate
PreMD does not publish an acceptance rate for individual schools. The free national sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so an acceptance rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number.
What can be published from those figures is the ratio: Washington University in St. Louis received 6,138 applications for 123 seats in the entering class, or about 49.9 applications per seat.
Who Washington University in St. Louis accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | Applicants are considered regardless of state of residency. |
| Canadian Applicants | Applicants are considered regardless of country of citizenship. |
| International Applicants | Applicants are considered regardless of country of citizenship. |
| DACA Status Applicants | Applicants are considered regardless of citizenship status. |
- DACA applicants
- Applicants are considered regardless of citizenship status.
Community college coursework: We accept courses taken at a community college, through a summer school or online, as long as the institution meets our accreditation requirements. WashU Medicine will only accept credits earned at (or appearing on a transcript from) a college or university that has been approved by a USDE-recognized institutional accrediting agency, institutions recognized by Universities Canada, or an American College Overseas as defined in the AMCAS Applicant Guide.
Washington University in St. Louis tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $69,468
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $69,468
- In-state cost of attendance
- $100,069
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $100,069
- In-state health insurance
- $5,225
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $5,225
- Students receiving aid
- 87%
- Average graduating debt
- $102,548
A blank figure here means the school did not report it to the source PreMD tracks, never that it costs nothing. Check the school's own financial aid page before budgeting against it.
Washington University in St. Louis application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $100
- Secondary deadline
- October 29, 2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 12, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2023
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are requiring applicants to submit PREview scores
Who receives a secondary: Applicants are invited to fill out the supplemental application after review of the verified AMCAS application.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Required | 6 | A minimum of one year (two semesters) or the equivalent advanced placement in Biological science. Laboratory experiences are recommended but not required. |
| Chemistry | Required | 6 | A minimum of one year (two semesters) or equivalent advanced placement in Organic Chemistry. Laboratory experiences are recommended but not required. One semester of Biochemistry may be substituted for one semester of Organic Chemistry. |
| Mathematics | Required | 6 | A minimum of one year (two semesters) or equivalent advanced placement in Calculus. Biostatistics or Statistics may be substituted for one semester of Calculus. |
| Physical Chemistry | Required | 6 | A minimum of one year (two semesters) or equivalent advanced placement in General or Inorganic Chemistry. Laboratory experiences are recommended but not required. |
| Physics | Required | 6 | A minimum of one year (two semesters) or equivalent advanced placement in Physics. Laboratory experiences are recommended but not required. |
Washington University in St. Louis interview
Open, unstructured, one- on-one.
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
Mid to late August.
https://mdadmissions.wustl .edu/how-to-apply/the- interview-what-to-expect/
- Regional interviews
- Regional interviews are not available.
- Video interview
- Video interviews are the anticipated format for 2026-27.
Washington University in St. Louis waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- varies
- Acceptance offers made
- 0
Applicants are informed if they have been placed on the waitlist via email. Applicants accepted from the waitlist are individually contacted via telephone or email.
Washington University in St. Louis mission
In leading the advancement of human health, WashU Medicine will: Cultivate excellence and collegiality within an equitable and inclusive community. Attract, develop, advance and support a diverse and talented current and future workforce. Innovate through discoveries and inventions in basic, clinical, translational and population sciences. Build and support an environment that fosters exceptionally creative research, health care, education and the well-being of our workforce. Use our academic excellence and scientific rigor to continually advance and enhance health care in a way that ensures access, compassion, high value, equity and evidence- based care for all people in our community, including those who are underserved and uninsured. Observe the highest standards of ethics, integrity and humanity across all of our missions. Apply advances in research, education and health care for the betterment of the human condition, locally and globally. Educating tomorrow’s leaders in biomedicine involved reimagining a medical curriculum that fosters both self-directed and team-based learning. The Gateway Curriculum, implemented in 2020, provides exposure to research and advocacy in basic science, clinical-translational science, public and population health, primary care, and the social sciences, as well as longitudinal experiences with patients in community-based settings. Such a dynamic curriculum enables students to create new science that will enrich the health of our community, while becoming empathic practitioners who will commit to eliminating intractable and unconscionable health disparities. Our Gateway Curriculum ensures that our students are not only exceptional physicians, but that they understand the social and structural determinants of health and are prepared to lead transformational changes needed to improve our future. The EXPLORE program within Gateway is a formalized approach to career development that helps students find their niche in academic medicine among four pathways: Advocacy/Global Health, Education, Innovation, and Research. A network of faculty coaches facilitates students’ navigation through the curriculum and ensures that our students are reaching their full personal and professional potential. The Career Counseling Office works closely with students to explore the possibilities for graduate medical training and careers. Our Office of Admissions operates under a mission-aligned framework.
Washington University in St. Louis rankings
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What this page publishes instead is the comparison above: where the school's own reported figures sit among the MD programs that report the same figure, with the count of reporting programs stated so the comparison can be judged.
Washington University in St. Louis admissions contact
Washington University School of MedicineMSC 8107-01-01Saint Louis, MO 63110 USA(314) 362-6858 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
- calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
- AAMC MSAR public school report
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