Undergraduate

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 and
our Supplemental Application 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 I or ACT scores, and essay. Application forms are available online at admissions.wustl.edu.

For more information call (800) 638-0700 (within the USA) or (314) 935-6000. e-mail: admissions@wustl.edu

Portfolio is optional

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 suggestions:

Submit a slide or digital portfolio, consisting of 12 – 15 pieces of recent work, which may include drawings, two- and three-dimensional pieces, or photographs.

Slide Portfolio: Submit good quality 35mm slides in a plastic slide sleeve. Each slide must be labeled with your name and Social Security Number. The portfolio will be returned by May 1 only if you provide a stamped, self-addressed mailer.
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 72 dpi resolution and at a size of 600 pixels in the longest direction. Write your name and Social Security Number 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 Social Security Number. If preferred, you may include additional information such as title of work, medium, dimensions, and date completed.

If you would like to be considered for the Conway and Proetz scholarships, you must submit your portfolio along with your completed application by January 15.

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 (held in major cities around the country) if we happen to be attending one near your home. Or, you may set up a personal visit to Washington University and have your work reviewed in the School of Art. A portfolio review gives you a chance to have immediate feedback and gain insight about your work but does not substitute for slides.

To apply for 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) 683-0700 or (314) 935-6000.
e-mail: admissions@wustl.edu or visit the admissions Web site at admissions.wustl.edu.