Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL, WashU, or WU) is a private research university located in Greater St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853 by Wayman Crow and James Eads, it is one of the largest universities endowments in the United States and as of 2020 had an endowment of $8 billion. The university has highly ranked programs across a broad range of disciplines including business, law, medicine, engineering, social work, architecture and art. As of 2019 , 24 Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Washington University.
The university is composed of seven graduate and undergraduate schools that encompass a broad range of academic fields: Arts & Sciences; Architecture & Art; Business; Engineering & Applied Science; Law; Medicine; and Social Work. In 2019–2020 there were 14,532 students enrolled at Washington University: 8,696 undergraduates (3/4 women) and 5,836 graduate students (2/3 women). The racial makeup of the student body was 58% White (non-Hispanic), 15% Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI), 9% Black or African American (BAA), 7% Hispanic or Latino/a American (HLA) 1%, Native American or Alaska Native (<1%), Multiracial (>1%), International (>1%).
The campus spans 169 acres (0.68 km2) along the western edge of Forest Park in unincorporated St. Louis County between Brentwood to the west and University City to the east. It also includes several buildings on Lindell Boulevard including Anheuser-Busch Hall housing many business school classrooms as well as Hillman Hall which serves as home to some public policy program offices. In all there are over 158 buildings on campus.