College Spotlight: Washington University in St. Louis




by Katherine Hancock

Today's College Spotlight post features a college that is a JIF summer program partner. The JIF blog​ ​team also releases posts detailing colleges that a JIF alumna is currently attending and colleges that will be attending the Joyce Ivy​ ​College Admissions Symposium (JCAS)​.

Statistics 

Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Acceptance Rate: 16.2%
Tuition & Fees: All Fees (including Room and Board):  $65,366
Website: https://wustl.edu/

Facts 



  1. Washington University has been selected by the Commission on Presidential Debates to host more presidential and vice-presidential debates than any other institution in history.
  2. Washington University's undergraduate program is ranked 19th in the nation in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report National Universities ranking.
  3. Washington University has twelve fraternities and nine sororities on campus. Approximately 35% of the student body participates in Greek life.
  4. Washington University is number one on the Princeton Review’s “Best College Dorms” list for 2013.
  5. Washington University has 27 Rhodes Scholars, and 25 Nobel laureates affiliated with the university as faculty or students.

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