WashU has dropped to 187 out of 251 colleges in College Pulse’s 2025 free speech rankings for the 2023-24 academic year. The University, which previously ranked 135 out of 248, received a “slightly below average speech climate,” with especially poor grades in administrative support (198th), self-censorship (211th), and comfort expressing ideas (221st).

Conversations about rankings are coated in a pretentiousness that only swell within this university’s privileged echochamber. 

If the shift in values on the U.S News list nudges more universities, including WashU, to increase the number and graduation rate of Pell-eligible students, we believe that to be a positive change. 

The entrepreneurship MBA program at Olin Business School was named the top program in the first global ranking done by Inc. Magazine, Oct. 28.

Washington University ranked 19th in this year’s U.S. News and World Report 2020 Best Colleges rankings, released Sept. 8. Globally, the University was ranked 32nd.

College rankings website Niche placed Washington University as No. 1 on its list of “Best College Campuses in America” for the second year in a row.

Washington University dropped one spot to 19 in the 2019 US News & World Report rankings of the best national universities, released Sept. 10.

College rankings website Niche placed Washington University No. 1 on its list of “Best College Campuses in America” for 2018.

U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington University as the 18th best national university in this year’s annual U.S. News & World Report college rankings list, released Sept. 12.

Washington University fell four spots—to 19th—in this year’s annual U.S. News & World Report college rankings list, which were released this month.