Application Checklist

The following supplements are required to submit your application:

Application fee ($75)

• Fees are payable by credit card or electronic-check issued from a United States banking institution.
• Application fee waiver may be requested by domestic applicants with financial need.
  Download Application Fee Waiver Form (Word).
• See some frequently asked questions about applying.

Unofficial copies of all transcripts

• Transcripts must list the applicant’s name, name of the institution, and all grades received, in English.
• Include full academic history – undergraduate and graduate transcripts
• See some frequently asked questions about transcripts.

Three letters of recommendation

• Input recommendation providers' names and email addresses. Recommendation providers are automatically sent an email requesting a recommendation.
• Paper and email recommendations will not be accepted.
• The recommendations must be posted by the published deadline for final application submission.
• See some frequently asked questions about letters of recommendation.

Statement of Purpose & resume/CV

• The Statement of Purpose should be a brief document explaining your goals and ambitions.
• Current Resume or Curriculum Vitae is to be uploaded in the section immediately following the Statement of Purpose.
• See some frequently asked questions about statements of purpose.

GRE scores

• Please reference the chart below for the individual program requirements.**
• GRE General Test and GRE General Test at Home are accepted.
• Applicants must report their official GRE scores via ETS to the WashU School Code 6929.
• See some frequently asked questions about GRE scores.

**Many programs have decided to make the GRE General Test optional for applicants. While optional, applicants are still encouraged to submit their GRE scores if a test has already been taken or can take the test and provide results by our application deadline, as it gives us additional information when evaluating an application.

English proficiency testing

• Official TOEFL/IELTS scores required for all international applicants. See waiver eligibility requirements below.
• TOEFL iBT Test, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, and TOEFL iBT Paper Edition are accepted.
• Official score reports are only available for scores that are less than two years old. We do not accept expired scores.
• We recommend a minimum TOEFL score of 90 or IELTS score of 6.5.
• Official TOEFL scores should be sent via ETS to the WashU School Code 6929.
• Official IELTS scores should be sent via IELTS electronically to Washington University in St. Louis Graduate Programs.
• See some frequently asked questions about application materials.

Waiver eligibility

• Is a citizen of Australia, Cameroon, Commonwealth Caribbean nations, Ghana, India, Ireland, Kenya, Liberia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Uganda, the United Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
• Has completed a minimum of three years of documented study in a university-level academic program in the United States or one of the countries listed above.
• Has completed a minimum of three years of documented study in an English-medium academic program in Canada, Hong Kong, or South Africa.