Total Student Population

At Washington University School of Medicine, a total of 656 students are enrolled including 123 first-time students. By gender, there are 331 male and 324 female students enrolled. WUSM has similar number of students as other medical schools.
Washington University School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
Washington University School of Medicine656331324
All Medical Schools632283347
Public645289354
Private612274336
Missouri Medical Schools622272350
Public551208342
Private694337357

First-year Students by Gender

Total 6,138 applicants applied to Washington University School of Medicine. By gender, 49.3% of applicants were male and 49.8% were female. As for residency, 4.7% of applicants were Missouri residents and 95.3% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 49.3% are male students and 43.1% female students. By legal residence, 8.9% of first-year students are Missouri residents and 91.1% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemaleMO ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 5,668 2,8402,823 2725,396
Matriculants123 6260 15108
Acceptance Rate2.17% 2.18% 2.13% 5.52% 2.00%
2022-2023Applicants 6,134 3,0673,061 2765,858
Matriculants124 6064 13111
Acceptance Rate2.02% 1.96% 2.09% 4.72% 1.89%
2023-2024Applicants 5,701 2,9302,736 2685,433
Matriculants124 6262 7117
Acceptance Rate2.18% 2.12% 2.27% 2.59% 2.15%
2024-2025Applicants 5,452 2,7262,677 2675,185
Matriculants124 5965 13111
Acceptance Rate2.27% 2.17% 2.43% 4.87% 2.14%
2025-2026Applicants 6,138 3,0263,057 2885,850
Matriculants123 7053 11112
Acceptance Rate2.00% 2.31% 1.73% 3.79% 1.92%