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Finance at WashU

WashU graduates about 166 finance majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 42nd of 539 schools we score for finance, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $186,000 four years out, 2.18× what the same major pays nationally.

85/100Standout#42 of 539 for finance →
Graduates a year1667% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$186,0002.18× the same major nationally
Admit rate12%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1550whole 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 finance 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 finance ranking

  1. University of Connecticut 86
  2. University of Utah 85
  3. American University 85
  4. University of Washington 85
  5. Michigan State University 85
  6. Loyola Marymount University 85
  7. University of Delaware 84
  8. Purdue University–Main Campus 84

Other strong majors at WashU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WashU with every school we score in finance. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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