Washington University in St. Louis Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Washington University in St. Louis maintained an overall acceptance rate of 12% for the application year 2023, accepting 3,855 out of 32,240 applicants. This continues a trend from 2022 with the same acceptance rate, where 3,764 were admitted from 32,014 applicants. The acceptance rate has fluctuated over the past several years, starting at 16.74% in 2015 and decreasing to 13% in 2021, highlighting a consistent tightening of admission standards. Notably, the trend of declining acceptance rates suggests increasing competitiveness among applicants.