Author: Diane Toroian Keaggy

Here’s a list of frequently asked questions and answers about WashU’s 2025-26 tuition, room and meal plans and fees.

Undergraduate tuition for the 2025-26 academic year for students not receiving financial aid at Washington University in St. Louis will be $68,240, an increase of $3,740 over the current charge of $64,500, announced Beverly Wendland, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Fifth-year student Kyle Wolford won the national title in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:44.15 March 22 in Greensboro, N.C. He is the 27th student-athlete to win an individual national title.

Wilmetta Toliver-Diallo never stops her work on behalf of students. When she is not helping students apply for competitive fellowships, she is lecturing in the Department of African and African American Studies. And when she is not mentoring Mellon Mays fellows, she’s co-hosting dinners for her neighbors on the South 40.

About 55 high school students from the St. Louis region and beyond tested their knowledge of the human brain and learned about neuroscience careers at the 15th annual St. Louis Area Brain Bee March 8 at Washington University in St. Louis.

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement has awarded its 22nd annual Gerry & Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award to eight members of the WashU community who are making a positive impact in the St. Louis region.

The Division of Student Affairs is accepting nominations for two student leadership awards: the Student Union Leadership Award and the Excellence in Leadership Awards.

WashU once again has been named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. students. Last year, 12 students and recent alumni earned Fulbright awards to travel abroad to conduct research or to teach English.

WashU Libraries has received a remarkable gift of 513 letters by U.S. poet laureate Howard Nemerov from a surprising source — the family of Nemerov’s lover. For two decades, Nemerov wrote to Joan Coale of Philadelphia about his work, family and life as a WashU faculty member. This month, Coale’s son presented the letters to Nemerov’s son.

Andrea Stewart-Douglas, WashU’s inaugural director of student financial wellness programs, is helping students learn how to manage their money and plan for the future.