Analysis Of St. Louis Mission (WUSTL)
“To discover and disseminate knowledge, and protect the freedom inquiry through research, teaching, and learning.” This is Washington University in St. Louis’ mission (WUSTL). WUSTL is a teamwork-oriented school that highly emphasizes the growth of students’ character to excel in not only academics, but life in itself (WUSTL). The school is located within St. Louis which is “consistently ranked among the nation’s most affordable and best places to live and raise families (WUSTL).” WUSTL’s health department is truly an extraordinary one. Not only does it educate its students in some of the best manners possible, there is always a reason to what is being taught in the students’ curriculums. WUSTL does this by having each student share their
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in many areas such as: Audiology, ranked third; occupational therapy, ranked two; physical therapy, ranked three; and social work, ranked one (WUSTL-USNEWS). Because of WUSTL being so prestigious, the tuition does not come cheap. The price of the school annually comes to $64,885 with room and board included. $49,605 without room and board (WUSTL-SFS). Because of the tuition being so high, in comparison with most colleges in Missouri, students will be needing scholarships to help support their financial standing. A unique trait of WUSTL is its flexibility whenever it comes to support those who come from low to middle-income families. Freshman and returning students whose parents make less than $75,000 a year will receive grants from the university that will not have to be repaid. This eliminates the need-based loans that snowball debt for the students (WUSTL-Admissions). This is a key factor that helps maintain the average student loan debt within Missouri. On average, college graduates in Missouri had a debt of $24,957 (USNEWS). The community within WUSTL is quite diverse with a near-equal gender percentage. 50.75% of the student body are female and 49.25% are male. But what makes this school so culturally diverse is that over 40% of the student body are a non-white ethnic, racial, or international group (WUSTL). Having such a various population allows for cultures
in many areas such as: Audiology, ranked third; occupational therapy, ranked two; physical therapy, ranked three; and social work, ranked one (WUSTL-USNEWS). Because of WUSTL being so prestigious, the tuition does not come cheap. The price of the school annually comes to $64,885 with room and board included. $49,605 without room and board (WUSTL-SFS). Because of the tuition being so high, in comparison with most colleges in Missouri, students will be needing scholarships to help support their financial standing. A unique trait of WUSTL is its flexibility whenever it comes to support those who come from low to middle-income families. Freshman and returning students whose parents make less than $75,000 a year will receive grants from the university that will not have to be repaid. This eliminates the need-based loans that snowball debt for the students (WUSTL-Admissions). This is a key factor that helps maintain the average student loan debt within Missouri. On average, college graduates in Missouri had a debt of $24,957 (USNEWS). The community within WUSTL is quite diverse with a near-equal gender percentage. 50.75% of the student body are female and 49.25% are male. But what makes this school so culturally diverse is that over 40% of the student body are a non-white ethnic, racial, or international group (WUSTL). Having such a various population allows for cultures