Washington University in St. Louis (Wash. U. , or WUSTL) is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853, and named after George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all 50 U.S. states and more than 120 countries. Twenty-two Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Washington University, nine having done the major part of their pioneering research at the university. Washington University's undergraduate program is ranked 14th in the nation and 7th in admissions selectivity by U.S. News and World Report. The university is ranked 30th in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities. In 2006, the university received $434 million in federal research funds, ranking seventh among private universities receiving federal research and development support, and in the top four in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Washington University is made up of seven graduate and undergraduate schools that encompass a broad range of academic fields. Officially incorporated as "The Washington University," the university is occasionally referred to as "WUSTL," an acronym derived from its initials. More commonly, however, students refer to the university as "Wash. U. " To prevent confusion over its location, the Board of Trustees added the phrase "in St. Louis" in 1976.
Atleta
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Campus universitario
Danforth Campus
Tyson Research Center
Rector universitario
Mark S. Wrighton
Ciudadanía
St. Louis
Donación económica
5.226E9
Tamaño de la facultada
3395
Antiguo nombre
Eliot Seminary, and Washington Institute.
Fecha de fundación
1853-02-22
Mascota
Bears
Lema
Per veritatem vis (Latin)
Strength through truth
Número de estudiantes de postgrado
6814
Número de estudiantes
14117
Número de estudiantes sin graduar
7303
Color oficial escolar
Red and Green
Profesorado
9605
Estado
Missouri
Tipo
Private university
Aipatu
0