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Philosophy & religion at WashU

WashU graduates about 19 philosophy & religion majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 87 out of 100.

87/100Standout#39 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year191% of the class
Research in the field$390Ka 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 philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Chapel of Saint Timothy and Saint Titus, Kristine Kay Hasse Memorial Library, Gaylord Music Library, Jack C. Taylor Library, Graham Chapel, Olin Library.

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 philosophy & religion ranking

  1. University of California, Berkeley 87
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 87
  3. University of Southern California 87
  4. George Washington University 87
  5. Vassar College 87
  6. Wesleyan University 87
  7. Colby College 87
  8. The Catholic University of America 86

Other strong majors at WashU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WashU with every school we score in philosophy & religion. 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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