Washington University in St. Louis
Private university in St. Louis
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| 2024 | The university won NCAA Division III Championships in women's outdoor track and field and women's soccer. |
| 2024 | Washington University School of Law welcomed 244 new students in the entering class for fall semester. |
| 2024 | U.S. News & World Report Best Grad Schools ranked Washington University School of Law tied for #16 overall, with multiple specialty rankings including #20 in Business/Corporate Law and #12 in Clinical Training. |
| March 2024 | Agreed to purchase the campus of neighboring Fontbonne University, which will close in 2025. |
| 2023 | Washington University enrolled approximately 16,500 students from all 50 U.S. states and more than 110 countries. |
| 2023 | Selected as one of 10 universities to join the Kessler Scholars Collaborative, supporting first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible STEM students with fully funded scholarships. |
| 2023 | Washington University School of Law reported 98.2% of graduates secured full-time employment within nine months of graduation, with 63.7% obtaining positions in large law firms (250+ lawyers) or federal judicial clerkships. |
| 2023 | U.S. News & World Report revealed the median starting salary for WashU Law's Class of 2023 graduates in the private sector was $205,000. |
| August 2023 | Fall semester began with 1,832 first-year students, representing a diverse student body with 35% Caucasian, 27% Asian, 13% Latino/Hispanic, 12% Black/African-American, 11% International, and 1% Native American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students. |
| June 2023 | Washington University renamed and revamped University College as the School of Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS), focusing on adult learners in fields like data analytics, education, healthcare, and management, and developing a pre-nursing program in partnership with Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College. |
| 2022 | Washington University won the NCAA Division III Championship in men's indoor track and field. |
| 2022 | The university's Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences was awarded a five-year $61 million grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health, focusing on precision medicine, health equity, and diversity. |
| 2022 | Developed a nasal vaccine aimed at addressing COVID-19. |
| 2022 | Leiter's Law School Rankings placed Washington University School of Law 10th in elite litigation boutique hiring. |
| 2022 | Law school reported an acceptance rate of 18.02% for JD candidates, with 25.18% of accepted applicants choosing to enroll. |
| 2022 | Brian W. Shukan became United States Ambassador to Benin |
| 2022 | The Princeton Review ranked Washington University School of Law as 6th Best for Federal Clerkships. |
| 2021 | Ryan Loutos (BA) becomes a pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
| 2021 | Ethan Corson became a Member of the Kansas Senate from the 7th district, continuing to serve |
| 2021 | 16% of first-year students were from low- and moderate-income backgrounds, following significant efforts to increase diversity and accessibility. |
| 2021 | National Science Foundation ranks Washington University 25th among U.S. academic institutions for research and development expenditures. |
| 2021 | Bruce Ovbiagele receives his Master of Legal Studies (MLS) from Washington University School of Law. |
| October 2021 | Washington University announced a $1 billion financial aid initiative called Gateway to Success, including $800 million for need-blind undergraduate admissions and $200 million for graduate and professional student financial aid. |
| 2020 | Successfully increased Pell-eligible student percentage from 6% to 19.9%, achieving their goal three years early. |
| 2020 | A significant event occurred in Greek life where a large number of sorority members were permanently deactivated from their chapters due to perceived systematic oppression, racism, and sexism. This led to student calls for the total abolition of Greek Life on campus. |
| 2020 | Princeton Review ranked the Olin Library among the top 10 'Best College Libraries' in the United States. |
| 2020 | University achieved its goal of increasing Pell-eligible students to 19.9%, three years ahead of schedule, representing a 300% increase since 2012. |
| April 2020 | Folding@home becomes the world's first exaFLOP computing system, achieving a peak performance of 1.5 exaflops, which is more than seven times faster than the world's fastest supercomputer, Summit. |
| January 2020 | Olin Business School was named the Poets&Quants MBA Program of 2019. |
| 2019 | Francis Olympic Field was officially renamed to honor its Olympic history and St. Louis' role in hosting the first Olympic Games outside of Europe. |
| 2019 | Quinton Lucas begins his term as mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, serving until 2023. |
| 2019 | Francis Field was renamed to Francis Olympic Field to honor its Olympic history, and the men's club water polo team won their fifth consecutive Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Club National Championship. |
| 2019 | Folding@Home distributed computing project is moved from Stanford University to Washington University School of Medicine, led by Greg Bowman. |
| 2019 | Washington University received a $7.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to create the Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control, aimed at addressing cancer care disparities in Missouri and Illinois. |
| October 2019 | Chancellor Andrew D. Martin inaugurated the 'WashU Pledge', a financial aid program providing free undergraduate education to full-time Missouri and Southern Illinois students who are Pell Grant eligible or from families with annual incomes of $75,000 or less. |
| June 2019 | Andrew D. Martin was elected as the university's 15th chancellor, announcing the 'WashU Pledge' financial aid program for full-time Missouri and southern Illinois Pell Grant-eligible students or those from families with annual incomes of $75,000 or less. |
| January 31 2019 | The School of Engineering & Applied Science was officially renamed to the James McKelvey School of Engineering, honoring trustee and alumnus Jim McKelvey Jr., who is also the co-founder of Square, following a significant donation from him. |
| 2018 | Washington University won an NCAA Division III Championship in women's cross country. |
| 2017 | The university won NCAA Division III Championships in women's outdoor track and field and women's indoor track and field. |
| 2017 | Michael Cherry served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada |
| 2016 | Washington University won an NCAA Division III Championship in women's soccer. |
| 2016 | Washington University won NCAA Division III Championships in women's soccer and men's club water polo. |
| 2015 | Began tracking Pell Grant student growth as part of income diversity initiative. |
| 2014 | Kendall Gretsch (BS) wins three Paralympic gold medals in sitting biathlon and paratriathlon events. |
| 2014 | The men's club water polo team won the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Club National Championship. |
| 2013 | Tana Senn became representative for the 41st legislative district in the Washington House of Representatives |
| 2013 | Louis Susman concluded his role as United States Ambassador to Great Britain |
| January 2013 | Washington University School of Law launched its first online LL.M. in U.S. Law degree program, specifically designed for international students. |
| 2012 | University began efforts to increase percentage of Pell-eligible students, starting from a low baseline. |
| 2011 | Washington University won the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Club National Championship in water polo and also secured an NCAA Division III Championship in women's cross country. |
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