| UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS – NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES The most recent undergraduate rankings were announced by US News on August 20, 2004, for the 2004-05 academic year. |
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| US News Undergraduate Categories | 2004-05 | 2003-04 |
| Overall Undergraduate Programs | 11* | 9* | Alumni giving | 9 | 9 |
| Faculty resources | 6 | 11 |
| Financial resources | 4 | 3 |
| Graduation & retention | 19 | 19 |
| Selectivity | 8 | 9 |
| Best Value | 12 | 14 |
| Olin School of Business | 11* | 14* |
| Finance | 17 | 17* |
| School of Engineering & Applied Science | 39* | 38* |
| GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS This is a compilation of all U.S. News graduate and professional rankings of Washington University programs. Entries dated 2005 were issued on April 1, 2005. All other entries are for the year in which rankings were last conducted – some categories are ranked once every two to six years. |
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| US News Graduate & Professional Categories | Ranking | Year Last Ranked |
| School of Architecture | 19* | 1997 |
| School of Art | 21* | 2003 |
| Sculpture | 13*(**) | 2003 |
| Arts & Sciences | ||
| Audiology (in cooperation with CID) | 8* | 2004 |
| American Politics | 14 | 2005 |
| Biological Sciences | 14* | 2002 |
| Chemistry | 43* | 2002 |
| Clinical Psychology | 32* | 2004 |
| Cognitive Psychology | 11 | 2005 |
| Creative Writing | 10* | 1997 |
| Economics | 36* | 2005 |
| Education | 40* | 2005 |
| English | 39* | 2005 |
| Geochemistry | 10 | 1999 |
| Geology | 23* | 1999 |
| History | 39* | 2005 |
| Mathematics | 37* | 2002 |
| Music | 60*(**) | 2000 |
| Physics | 46*(**) | 2002 |
| Political Methodology | 9 | 2005 |
| Political Science | 16* | 2005 |
| Psychology | 36* | 2005 |
| George Warren Brown School of Social Work | 2 | 2004 |
| School of Engineering and Applied Science | 34* | 2005 |
| Applied Mathematics | 47 | 2002 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 14 | 2005 |
| Chemical | 32* | 2005 |
| Civil | 48* | 2005 |
| Computer Engineering | 28* | 2005 |
| Computer Science | 35* | 2002 |
| Electrical/Electronic/Communications | 38* | 2005 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health | 34* | 2005 |
| Materials | 51* | 2004 |
| Mechanical | 47* | 2005 |
| School of Law | 24* | 2005 |
| Clinical Training | 3 | 2005 |
| Intellectual Property Law | 19* | 2005 |
| International Law | 16 | 2005 |
| School of Medicine (Comprehensive ranking) | 3 | 2005 |
| AIDS | 19* | 2005 |
| Cell Biology | 10 | 2002 |
| Drug/Alcohol Abuse | 12* | 2005 |
| Genetics | 9 | 1999 |
| Geriatrics | 15* | 2004 |
| Health Services Administration | 16*(**) | 2003 |
| Internal Medicine | 6 | 2005 |
| Microbiology | 6 | 2002 |
| Molecular Biology | 10* | 2002 |
| Neurosciences | 6 | 2002 |
| Occupational Therapy | 3 | 2004 |
| Pediatrics | 6 | 2005 |
| Pharmacology/Toxicology | 8* | 1999 |
| Physical Therapy | 2 | 2004 |
| Primary Care | 46 | 2005 |
| Women’s Health | 11* | 2005 |
| Olin School of Business MBA | 32* | 2005 |
| Management | 24 | 2005 |
| Olin Executive MBA (EMBA) | 16 | 2005 |
| Olin School Part-time MBA | 11 | 2005 |
| The Atlantic Monthly | ||
| Ranking | Year | |
| Overall undergraduate program | 11 | 2003-04 |
| Journal of Blacks in Higher Education | ||
| Ranking | Year | |
| Black enrollment – nation’s top 50 universities | 7 | 2003-04 |
| Integrating African-American undergraduates | 4 | 2002-03 |
| Comparative graduation rates of blacks and whites | 1 | 2002-03 |
| Five-year progress in black faculty appointments | 1 | 2002-03 |
| Rolling Stone | ||
| Ranking | Year | |
| Schools that Rock (ranks both WUSTL and St. Louis) | 6 | 2005 |
| Seventeen Magazine | ||
| Ranking | Year | |
| “The 50 Coolest Colleges” (undergraduate only) | 7 | 2002-03 |
| Business Week Magazine | ||
| Ranking | Year Last Ranked | |
| Olin School of Business MBA | 23 | 2004 |
| Olin Executive MBA (EMBA) | 17 | 2003 |
| Olin School Executive Education (Midwest) | Top 18 | 2003 |
| The Economist | ||
| Olin School of Business MBA — USA only | 20 | 2003 |
| Olin MBA – Worldwide | 31 | 2003 |
| Diversity of recruiters | 1 | 2003 |
| Educational experience | 4 | 2003 |
| Alumni effectiveness | 21 | 2003 |
| Entrepreneur Magazine | ||
| Olin School of Business Entrepreneurship Program | Top 25 | 2003 |
| POST-DOCTORAL PROGRAMS |
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| The Scientist | ||
| Ranking | Year | |
| Best universities for post-docs to work | 2 | 2005 |
Key:
* – tie
** – Web ranking only
Last update: April 10, 2005