Founded in 1852, Washington University is an independent, non-denominational university. Washington University's suburban campus is seven miles west of downtown St. Louis and the river front.

A medium sized university with about 5,400 undergraduate and 5,000 graduate and professional students, Washington has the academic resources and extracurricular opportunities of a larger university with the

friendliness and personal attention of a small college community. Students and faculty come here from more than 100 countries and 50 states.

Washington University offers undergraduate programs in five academic divisions: the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Architecture, the School of Art, John M. Olin School of Business, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Students can choose annually from 1,600 courses and more than 80 majors or can create their own major.