Announcements

WashU is ranked among the top 10 universities in the inaugural Cure Innovation Index, a national assessment of how effectively biomedical research institutions translate scientific and clinical research into real-world impact.

WashU Chancellor Andrew D. Martin has been named the 2026 recipient of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Services Champion Award, a national honor recognizing visionary leadership in advancing career education and student success.

At a defining moment for public health in the United States, WashU has received a $200 million commitment to fortify its newly established School of Public Health. The landmark investment, the largest in WashU history, will help the nation meet current and future public health challenges. The gift is being made by the Bursky Family Foundation, […]

The university will break ground on the new residence hall in coming weeks. Fronting Forsyth Boulevard, the James E. and Clara P. McLeod House will accommodate 600 first-year and sophomore students and is expected to be complete in time for the 2028-29 academic year. The new building will meet growing student demand to live on campus and […]

Incoming undergraduate class — the second largest ever — is “talented, collaborative, and ready to contribute.”

Washington University in St. Louis is strengthening its partnership with Thrive Scholars, a national nonprofit that prepares high-achieving students from communities with limited resources to succeed at the nation’s top universities.

WashU officially will launch the Program in Public Health & Society — including a major and minor — at a celebratory event Monday, Oct. 21. The program, housed within Arts & Sciences, offers a distinctive interdisciplinary approach to public health, blending expertise from across the university’s schools. The undergraduate minor is already live, and the major will debut in fall 2025.