The primary considerations for undergraduate admission are your artistic and intellectual promise and your academic record. You must have graduated from high school, received an evaluation from your teachers or other responsible officials of the school, and taken an appropriate distribution of high school subjects.
To apply for Freshman Admission, submit the Common Application (or Universal College Application) and our Pre-Application Data Sheet to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1089
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
Your application must be accompanied by a $55 nonrefundable application fee. You must also submit your official secondary school transcript, a teacher evaluation, SAT or ACT scores, and essay. Application forms and full instructions are available at Washington University's Undergraduate Admissions website.
For more information call 800.638.0700 (within the USA) or 314.935.6000, or e-mail admissions@wustl.edu.
Optional Portfolio
We encourage you to submit a portfolio of completed artwork. A portfolio is optional for first-year admission; it is required for consideration for an academic scholarship. If you elect to submit a portfolio, follow these instructions: Submit a digital portfolio, consisting of 12–15 pieces of recent work, which may include drawings, two- and three-dimensional pieces, or photographs.
Digital Portfolio: Submit images as a simple, non-timed PowerPoint presentation. Also include all of the work in the presentation, in a separate folder, as jpegs saved at no higher than 150 dpi resolution. Write your name and address on the CD/DVD—DO NOT use a stick-on label. Remember to include an accompanying inventory/contact sheet showing thumbnails of all work on the CD/DVD. The inventory sheet must include your name and address. If preferred, you may include additional information such as title of work, medium, dimensions, and date completed.
Mail your portfolio to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1089
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
We welcome the opportunity to review your portfolio at a National Portfolio Day. The Sam Fox School is hosting two National Portfolio Days in 2012: one on Sunday, October 28, on its campus in St. Louis, and the other on Sunday, December 9, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In addition, representatives from the Sam Fox School will be attending National Portfolio Days across the country; click here for more information.
You may also set up a personal visit to Washington University and have your work reviewed in the College of Architecture. A portfolio review gives you a chance to have immediate feedback and gain insight about your work. However, a digital portfolio is still required if you would like to be considered for a scholarship.
Transfer Admission
The College of Architecture accepts a very limited number of transfer students from other colleges and universities or from within the University. To apply for admission as a transfer student, please contact:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1089
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
Phone: 314.935.6000 or 800.638.0700 (within continental United States)
Fax: 314.935.4290
Non-Discrimination Policy
Washington University encourages and gives full consideration to all applicants for admission, financial aid, and employment. The University does not discriminate in access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran status, disability, or genetic information. Inquiries about compliance should be addressed to the University's Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Washington University, Campus Box 1184, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130.
