The primary considerations for undergraduate admission are your artistic and intellectual promise and your academic record. You must have graduated from an accredited high school, be evaluated by your teachers or other responsible officials of the school, and have 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 are available at Washington University's Undergraduate Admissions website.
For more information call 800.638.0700 (within the United States) or 314.935.6000, or e-mail admissions@wustl.edu.
Portfolio
A portfolio is required for admission to the College of Art. There are several ways you may submit your portfolio. Our representatives attend many National Portfolio Days held in major cities throughout the country, and we welcome the opportunity to review your portfolio at these events. In addition, you may set up a personal visit to Washington University and have your work reviewed in the College of Art. Finally, you may submit your digital portfolio along with your application. If you would like to be considered for an academic scholarship, your portfolio must submit a digital portfolio.
If you choose to submit your portfolio with your application, 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
Transfer Admission
Washington University welcomes eligible transfer students. Students should be aware, however, that requirements for degrees vary from institution to institution.
Applications for transfer admission and financial assistance will be accepted as early as one year in advance of the semester for which the student wishes to enroll. Transfer applicants are required to submit transcripts reflecting all collegiate work undertaken. The applicant should return the Common Application and our Supplemental Application with the $55 application fee to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Transfer students are required to submit a portfolio.
For more information, call 800.638.0700 or 314.935.6000, e-mail admissions@wustl.edu, or visit the Undergraduate Admissions website.
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.
