| UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS – NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES The most recent undergraduate rankings were announced by U.S. News on August 19, 2005, for the 2005-06 academic year. |
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| U.S. News Undergraduate Categories | 2005-06 | 2004-05 |
| Overall Undergraduate Programs | 11 | 11* |
| Alumni giving | 9* | 9* |
| Economic diversity | 25 | — |
| Faculty resources | 5 | 6 |
| Financial resources | 4 | 4 |
| Graduation & retention | 17* | 19 |
| Selectivity | 6* | 8 |
| Best Value | 20 | 12 |
| Olin School of Business | 12* | 11* |
| School of Engineering & Applied Science | 41* | 39* |
| * – tie | ||
| 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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| U.S. News Graduate & Professional Categories | Ranking | Year Last Ranked |
| Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design | 19* | 1997 |
| Graduate 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 |
| * – tie. *(**) – Web ranking only | ||
| The Atlantic Monthly | ||
| Ranking | Year | |
| Overall undergraduate program | 11 | 2003-04 |
| Faculty research productivity (worldwide) | 14 | 2006 |
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The Times UK |
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| Ranking | Year | |
| Top 200 World Universities | 58 | 2005 |
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Journal of Blacks in Higher Education |
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| 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 |
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Cosmo Girl |
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| Ranking | Year | |
| 50 Best Colleges | Top 50 | 2005 |
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Rolling Stone |
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| Ranking | Year | |
| Schools that Rock (ranks both WUSTL and St. Louis) | 6 | 2005 |
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Seventeen Magazine |
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| Ranking | Year | |
| “The 50 Coolest Colleges” (undergraduate only) | 7 | 2002-03 |
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Design Intelligence |
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| Ranking | Year | |
| Architecture and Design Programs | 10 | 2005 |
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Business Week Magazine |
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| Ranking | Year | |
| Olin School of Business MBA | 23 | 2004 |
| Olin Executive MBA (EMBA) | 17 | 2003 |
| Olin School Executive Education (Midwest) | Top 18 | 2003 |
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The Economist |
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| Ranking | Year | |
| Olin School of Business MBA (USA only) | 20 | 2003 |
| Olin MBA – Worldwide | 33 | 2005 |
| Diversity of recruiters | 1 | 2003 |
| Educational experience | 4 | 2003 |
| Alumni effectiveness | 21 | 2003 |
| Executive education customized programs (worldwide) | 1* | 2005 |
| Executive education non-degree programs (worldwide) | 2* | 2005 |
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Entrepreneur Magazine |
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| Ranking | Year | |
| Olin School of Business Entrepreneurship Program | Top 25 | 2003 |
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Financial Times |
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| Ranking | Year | |
| Olin School of Business MBA (USA ranking) | 30 | 2006 |
| Olin School of Business MBA (worldwide ranking) | 52 | 2006 |
| Faculty research productivity (worldwide ranking) | 14 | 2006 |
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Forbes |
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| Ranking | Year | |
| Part-time MBA | 11 | 2005 |
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The Wall Street Journal |
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| Ranking | Year | |
| Olin School of Business MBA (regional) | 25 | 2005 |
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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: October 13, 2005