You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Economics and Computer Science Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s economics and computer science students in 2020-2021.
WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Economics and Computer Science Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WUSTL is $1,556 for Plains States Region Economics and Computer Science students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.