Washington University in St Louis campus

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10/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
St. Louis, MO
5.0 2 reviews

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Compare with Missouri Public Colleges

Compare with Missouri Public Colleges for Washington University in St Louis
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO	$50,953 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Missouri State University Springfield Springfield, MO	$56,288 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$55,952 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri Kansas City Kansas City, MO	$53,203 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$51,678 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$50,806 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	$56,830 lower in-state tuition	85% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Missouri Private Colleges

Compare with Missouri Private Colleges for Washington University in St Louis
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$10,030 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Washington University in St Louis
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$54,187 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$55,798 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$47,629 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$53,646 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$49,786 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$51,814 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	$53,658 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Washington University in St Louis
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$1,708 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$4,872 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$2,532 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$765 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$16,650 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$20,244 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$16,934 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$39,932 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$2,316 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$6,720 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$8,680 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$13,404 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$25,218 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$7,141 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$15,310 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$4,904 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$12,970 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of the South Sewanee, TN	$9,670 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$13,670 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$9,388 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Transylvania University Lexington, KY	$18,920 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union University Jackson, TN	$25,765 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Benedictine College Atchison, KS	$29,440 lower in-state tuition	86% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN	$27,370 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$7,887 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Washington University in St Louis
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$120 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$2,968 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$3,102 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$1,460 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$1,510 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$456 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rice University Houston, TX	$1,646 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$4,912 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$5,622 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$3,394 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$2,478 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$2,888 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$4,914 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$4,516 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$1,290 higher in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$4,098 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$1,852 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$8,638 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$560 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$2,290 higher in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$818 higher in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$15,729 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$4,552 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=179867.

Last updated: August 2026