by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Physics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Physics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Washington University in St Louis. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in physics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The physics major at WUSTL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for WUSTL.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WUSTL was $2,346 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,300 | $56,300 |
| Fees | $593 | $593 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,144 | $1,144 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,402 | $17,402 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,654 | $3,654 |
Learn more about WUSTL tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the WUSTL physics bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WUSTL Online Learning page.
Women made up around 30.0% of the physics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in physics at WUSTL in 2019-2020, 45.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Physics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Physics | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 32 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 4 |
View All Physics Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
