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Economics at WashU

WashU graduates about 165 economics majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 61 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 90% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $120,000 four years out, 1.48× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#17 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year1659% of the class
Courses in the catalog61more than 90% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$120,0001.48× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate12%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

Around WashU

Wine-cap Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
Stropharia rugosoannulata 193908529Photo: Cazody · CC0 · source
Thurtene Carnival,Washington University in St. Louis, April 2018
Thurtene CarnivalPhoto: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The West end of Danforth Campus in the snow. Picture taken from Seigle hall.
West end of Danforth CampusPhoto: Shubinator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Athletic Complex at Washington University in St. Louis. Site of three presid
Wash U Athletic ComplexPhoto: Shubinator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where economics happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 37 · Student housing 28 · Athletics 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 95
  2. Stanford University 95
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 94
  4. Tufts University 94
  5. Williams College 94
  6. Rice University 94
  7. University of California, Berkeley 93
  8. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 93

Other strong majors at WashU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WashU with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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