Missouri, United States
Washington University in St. Louis Alumni
International Students
23.8
% of international students in the university
A friendly mix of Nobel laureates, innovators, creatives, and leaders:
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
---|---|---|---|
Harold Ramis |
Actor, writer, director (Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day) |
BA (English Lit) |
1966 |
Peter Sarsgaard |
Award-winning actor (Boys Don’t Cry, Flight Plan) |
N/A |
N/A |
Tennessee Williams |
Iconic playwright (A Streetcar Named Desire, Glass Menagerie) |
Attended (no degree) |
N/A |
Bob Behnken |
NASA astronaut, Chief of Astronaut Office |
BS Physics / BSME |
1992 |
William H. Webster |
Only person to head both the FBI and CIA |
JD |
N/A |
J. C. R. Licklider |
Pioneer of computer science and AI |
BS |
1937 |
Julian W. Hill |
Co-inventor of nylon |
BS |
1924 |
Clyde Cowan |
Co-discoverer of the neutrino |
AM, PhD |
1949 |
Earl Sutherland |
Nobel Prize in Medicine for hormone action mechanisms |
MD |
1942 |
Edwin G. Krebs |
Nobel laureate in Medicine (protein phosphorylation) |
MD |
1943 |
Daniel Nathans |
Nobel laureate in Medicine (restriction enzymes) |
MD |
1954 |
Arnold W. Donald |
CEO of Carnival Corporation |
BS |
N/A |
Jim McKelvey |
Co-founder of Square, Inc. |
N/A |
N/A |
George Zimmer |
Founder of Men's Wearhouse |
N/A |
N/A |
Avram Glazer |
Chairman of Manchester United |
N/A |
N/A |
Ken Cooper |
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist |
N/A |
N/A |
Hank Klibanoff |
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist |
N/A |
N/A |
Steve Fossett |
Adventurer and record-setting aviator |
MBA |
N/A |
Charles Nagel |
Founder of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
N/A |
N/A |
Thomas Lamb Eliot |
Founder of Reed College |
MA |
N/A |
Abram Sachar |
Founding President of Brandeis University |
N/A |
N/A |
Students
Washington University in St. Louis admitted student profiles
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Profiles that got Into Washington University in St. Louis

GRE 325
TOEFL 100
Duolingo 135
IELTS 7
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