Washington University
The Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL, Wash. U.) is a private research university 15 minutes west of downtown St. Louis, Missouri. It includes schools of law, business, medicine, social work, art, architecture, and engineering. In the 2004 US News Rankings, its undergraduate program was ranked at number 9 in the nation, their highest ranking ever, but in the 2005 list, they slipped to 11th. It has also gained recognition for its ability to get financial endowments.
Washington University was founded in 1853 by the Unitarian minister William Greenleaf Eliot, grandfather of the Nobel Prize laureate poet T. S. Eliot. There are occasional suggestions that the school's name be changed to Eliot University to obviate confusion about its location: neither in Washington state nor Washington, DC.
The current Chancellor of the University is Dr. Mark S. Wrighton, an MIT-trained chemist who was formerly the provost at MIT.
The school's sports teams are called the Bears. They participate in the NCAA's Division III and in the University Athletic Association. They were the NCAA Division III champions in women's basketball four years in a row, 1998-2001, and women's volleyball eight times, 1989, 1991-1996, and 2003. Some events during the Olympic Games of 1904 were held on Francis Field.
It also collaborates with a large St. Louis hospital, Barnes-Jewish Hospital (part of ), sharing many of its medical resources and staff.
Washington University hosted Presidential debates in 1992 and 2000, was scheduled to host one in 1996 (it was cancelled), and is scheduled to host a debate on October 8, 2004.
School of Law
The law school offers a full-time, day program beginning in August for J.D in a state-of-the-art building, Anheuser-Busch Hall (opened in 1997). The building combines traditional architecture, a five-story open-stacks library, and the latest wireless and other technologies. National Jurist ranked Washington University 4th among the "25 Most Wired Law Schools." The School of Law offers eight joint-degree programs, including JD/MSW, JD/East Asian Studies, and JD/MBA programs. The law school offers 3 semesters of courses in the Spring, Summer, and Fall, and requires at least 87 hours of coursework for graduation. Tuition for the 2004-05 academic year is $32,590 divided into fall and spring payments. The average undergraduate grade point average is 3.6 and LSAT is 164 for the 2003-2004 school year.
Olin School of Business
The John M. Olin School of Business is located in the heart of the Midwest, historic city St. Louis. Olin has been ranked on Top 30 US MBA by BusinessWeek for years. As one of the country's leading research-oriented business schools, Olin attracts top faculty and students from all over the world.
Olin School of Business was founded in 1917. The school was named in honor of the entrepreneur John M. Olin in 1988. As one of top leading business schools in United States, Olin obtained its reputation not only from strong research-oriented achievements, but also from competitive graduators and its strong network. So far the school provides degree programs in BSBA, MBA, EMBA, part-time MBA and PHD. In 2002, an out-off-US Executive MBA program was established in Shanghai, cooperated with Shanghai Fudan University.
Olin business school is on up-trend in these years because attracting new professors from Yale, Stanford, Carnegie-Mellon, and others has reinforced the faculty team. Also Olin right now has a strong network about 13000 alumni all over the world. Over the last several years, the school’s endowment increased to average $12 million per year. Due to the generous donation from John M. Olin, Simon Hall was opened in 1986. It became the home to BSBA and full-time MBA. The building is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. In school’s library, computers can link to all major professional business data systems.
The flexible course arrangement is another fascinating factor attracting potential students. Undergraduates who pursue accounting concentration can choose a five-year Master of Science program which is seeking CI certification in school. Graduate students can select electives from other areas in Washington University such as Medical School and Law School, which can really bolster their future career.
WCRC is the abbreviation for Weston Career Resources Center and also the word that has been most often mentioned by students. The office provides the service like on-campus recruiting, resume reference and interview preparation etc. Students will learn many practical skills to promote themselves.
School of Medicine
The School of Medicine is ranked the #2 medical school in country according to U.S. News & World Report behind Harvard University and ahead of Johns Hopkins University.
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
The George Warren Brown School of Social Work (commonly called GWB) is currently ranked #2 among Master of Social Work (MSW) programs in the United States. GWB also offers a Ph.D. in Social Work, in cooperation with the Graduate School. The school is named for George Warren Brown, a St. Louis shoe manufacturing magnate and philanthropist. The school was led by Dr. Shanti K. Khinduka from 1968 to 2003, who greatly expanded the school's international appeal, including cooperative agreements with universities in Central Asia through the Open Society Institute established by George Soros. It also has a center for Native American research.
School of Engineering and Applied Science
The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) was ranked 36th in the 2005 US News & World Report undergraduate engineering program ratings.
