You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Botany Schools in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s botany students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WUSTL is $23,508 for Missouri Botany students whose families make $75-$110k.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.