Washington University in St. Louis

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other

Remedial

study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 73% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 53% of housing units are Singles.
• 34% of housing units are Doubles.
• 2% of housing units are Triples.
• 11% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 201 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 90% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 97% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Thurteen Carnival; W. I. L. D (Concert festival); Homecoming
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 200 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Chimes, Delta Sigma Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Lambda Alpha, Lambda Sigma, Lock & Chain, Mortar Board, Omega Chi Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Betta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Psi, Sigma Tau Delta, Tau Beta Pi, and many others.
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Bahai Student Association, Baptist Student Union, Christian Science Organization, Hillel House, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Islamic Society, Lutheran Student Movement, Newman Center, Wesley Foundation, other religious groups.
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Student Association, Association of Black Students, Association of Latin American Students, Japanese Club, Business Minority Council, Black Law Student Association, Black Panhellenic Council, Black Pre-Med Association, National Society of Black Engineers, Cosmopolitan Club, International Students, ASHOKA, Middle East Society, Heisei Japan Club, Asian, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Malaysian, Taiwanese Student Associations, and many others.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Chamber music ensemble, orchestra, bands, choir, madrigal singers, dance theatre, musical theatre groups, drama groups, crafts fair, Campus Y social services group, departmental groups.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Life/published three days per week.

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): St. Louis (12)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): St. Louis (6)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): St. Louis (6)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 26% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 17% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,000
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 12 fraternities
• 11 fraternity houses
• 25% of students are fraternity members
• There are 6 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 25% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (St. Louis University)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited