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WashU Medicine Facts

At WashU Medicine, we’re transforming lives and shaping the future of medicine through groundbreaking research, world-class education and unmatched patient care.

WashU Medicine at a glance (FY 2024)

  • Founded 1891
  • LocationSt. Louis, MO
  • Regional economic impact*$8.7B

Financial overview

  • Revenue$3.9B
  • Fee-for-service revenue$2B
  • Private-source gifts and grants$129.5M
Polina Lishko, PhD, a Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology and BJC Investigator, works with Qingwei Niu, DBBS student, at the BJC Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine

Research

With more than 1.2 billion in annual research support and ranked #2 in NIH funding — the nation’s benchmark for research excellence — WashU Medicine examines illness from every angle, transforming discoveries into innovative therapies and pioneering cures.

  • Faculty research grants and contracts$848.7M
  • NIH funding$683M

Education

At WashU Medicine, future medical leaders work alongside the greatest minds in medicine, playing a vital role in the future of health care. Here, knowledge is passed down — and pushed forward.

  • MD, MD/PhD 647
  • Applied Health Behavior11
  • Audiology & Communication Sciences66
  • Biomedical Informatics29
  • Clinical Investigation73
  • Genetic Counseling10
  • Genetic Epidemiology & Biostatistics27
  • Medical Physics20
  • Nursing Science8
  • Occupational Therapy219
  • Physical Therapy254
  • Population Health Sciences15
  • Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences (DBBS)**694

Total students1,379

**DBBS is a graduate educational consortium of 700+ faculty affiliated with 39 departments in the School of Medicine, the School of Engineering and the College of Arts & Sciences.

William Chapman Jr., MD, resident Felicia Zhang, MD, and the care team perform a reverse ileostomy procedure.
Jonathan Williams, MD, tests a patient with an EEG.

Clinical care

WashU Medicine puts an entire institution of medical excellence behind every patient’s care. Our clinical practice, WashU Medicine physicians, is consistently ranked in the top five nationally.

  • Clinical faculty2,027
  • Clinical sites130
  • Specialties and subspecialties78
  • Outpatient visits1,746,479
  • Faculty discharges (BJC/SLCH)80,343

Faculty achievements

As scientists, physicians and experts in policy and public health, our 2900+ faculty members are committed mentors and collaborators​, recognized nationally and globally as leaders in their fields.

  • Nobel laureates19
  • Patent filings368
  • Fellows of the National Academy of Sciences*15
  • Elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine*30
  • Individual and/or institutional career development awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)*116
  • Investigators with NIH MERIT status*15
  • Career development awards from non-federal agencies*77
A portrait of Will Ross, MD, is unveiled after a lecture by Robert Hoover, MD

People

  • Departments21
  • Residents and clinical fellows*1,330
  • Alumni25,229
  • Faculty*2,935
  • Staff*11,437

*Indicates data from FY 2023