PhD Admissions FAQ

You can login to the admissions website to see whether your materials have been received. We begin to check-in material in mid-December.

Admission to the PhD program in Economics at Washington in St. Louis is a competitive process, and your chances of being admitted will differ from year to year depending on the strength of the applicant pool. It is impossible for us to prescreen candidates, the only way to know your chances of being accepted to our program is to apply.

No. The only way to know your chances is to apply. We WILL NOT prescreen candidates.

No. We require a scan of your transcript to be uploaded to our admissions site. If an offer is made, we will then ask you to provide the official transcripts.  

If you have received a graduate or undergraduate degree from a US institution, the TOEFL requirement is waived. You do not need to send a special request. The exception does not apply to other English speaking countries.

As long as your degree is conferred before the beginning of our program, you are waived from providing the TOEFL exam.

Please email Graduate Admissions at artscigradadmissions@wustl.edu​​​​​​​ with the information that you would like to change. No phone calls, please.  

Yes, you must have your scores mailed to Graduate Admissions, artscigradadmissions@wustl.edu​​​​​​​.  

Yes, you may update your application at any time simply by logging into the admissions system.  

GRE - 6929, TOEFL - 6929

We begin reviewing applications December 5.  You are welcome to update your application and scores at any point but we will review what we have on file, it's important to have your application complete by the deadline.  

Yes.  Applying for the fellowships does not impact admission decision, but provides an additional source of funding.

Washington University encourages and gives full consideration to all applicants for admission, financial aid, and employment. The university also offers competitive fellowships.