Student Enrollment

Spring 2024 10th Week Total Enrollment: 15,187

  • Students in traditional programs: 14,057
  • Students in evening and part-time programs: 1,130
  • Degree-seeking enrollment: 13,569 full-time and 1,170 part-time students

Undergraduate Students

  • 7,322 undergraduates enrolled in traditional programs
  • 671 undergraduates enrolled in evening and part-time programs

Graduate Students

  • 6,735 graduate and professional students enrolled in traditional programs
  • 459 graduate and professional students enrolled in evening and part-time programs

Graduation & Degrees

Washington University in St. Louis awards degrees three times per year at the close of the spring, summer and fall semesters. The Commencement program printed each May includes the names of degree recipients who graduated that spring as well as those who graduated the prior fall and summer.

Degrees Awarded

  • WashU awarded a total of 5499 degrees in 2023-24
  • Graduate and professional degrees: 3,471
  • Undergraduate degrees: 2,028

Undergraduate Retention & Graduation Rates

  • One-Year Retention Rate: 96%
    • Cohort consists of first-time full-time undergraduate students seeking a bachelor’s degree who entered in Fall 2022 retained in their sophomore year, Fall 2023.
  • Six-Year Graduation Rate: 94%
    • Cohort consists of first-time full-time undergraduate students seeking a bachelor’s degree who entered in Fall 2017 and completed a bachelor’s degree by Summer 2023.

Current Enrollment Reports

Spring 2024 10th week Enrollment (PDF)

Spring 2024 4th week Enrollment (PDF)

Fall 2023 10th week Enrollment (PDF)

Conferred Degrees

Profile of degrees 2023-24 (PDF)