Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) is a top ranking private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Ranking Profile:

- WUSTL is ranked 14th among the top national universities by US News (2012).

- The undergraduate and graduate programs in entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis have been recognized as among the top 10 in the United States by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur survey (2010). The University's undergrad program was ranked No. 9 and the graduate program at No. 10. Schools were evaluated based on key criteria in the areas of teaching entrepreneurship business fundamentals in the classroom, staffing departments with successful entrepreneurs, excellence in mentorship, providing experiential or entrepreneurial opportunities outside of the classroom, as well as non-traditional, distinguishable aspects of their programs.

- The University is ranked 75th globally in the QS World University Rankings 2010.

- Ranked 30th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2010.

- Ranked 38th in the world according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010.

- A number of WUSTL programs received strong ratings within in the ranges provided by NRC (National Research Council 2010). A total of 16 WUSTL programs may be ranked as high as the top 10 in their respective disciplines. These include: Anthropology; Biomedical Engineering; Developmental Biology; Environmental Engineering Science; Evolution, Ecology & Population Biology; French Language and Literatures; Germanic Languages and Literatures; Immunology; Molecular Cell Biology; Molecular Genetics; Molecular Microbiology and Microbrial Pathogenesis; Movement Science; Music; Neurosciences; Plant Biology; Political Science.

- In 2008, Washington University in St. Louis was ranked No. 1 for quality of life according to the Princeton Review.

- The Olin Business School's undergraduate program is among the country's most competitive, admitting only 14% of applicants in 2007 and ranking #1 in SAT scores according to BusinessWeek.

- The University's Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, is tied for 10th in the nation, according to the Design Intelligence (2006).

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