BA Mathematics and Economics at Washington University in St. Louis

Programme overview

* Students who complete the MATH 2801 Honors Mathematics I and MATH 2802 Honors Mathematics II sequence will be considered to have completed MATH 1510 , MATH 1520 , and MATH 2130 . These students are also recommended to bypass MATH 3010 / MATH 3015 and MATH 3300 , for which they may substitute any other upper-level Mathematics courses.

Faculty: Arts & Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

Major requires 57 units. Required courses include CSE 1301 Introduction to Computer Science; ECON 1501 Introduction to Microeconomics; ECON 1502 Introduction to Macroeconomics; ECON 3150 Introduction to Econometrics; ECON 4001 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory; ECON 4002 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No programme-specific admission requirements are listed for this major; admission is to Washington University through the Arts & Sciences (university-level application via admissions.washu.edu).

USD 71,310 a year (2026-27). Full-time undergraduate tuition for 2026-27 ($35,655 per semester) for the College of Arts & Sciences, Sam Fox School, Olin Business School and McKelvey School of Engineering; one rate for all students. Excludes the student activities fee, health and well Source

Entry term: Fall semester (applications for fall 2027 entry); spring transfer entry is also offered.

Spring Transfer and Fall Transfer applicants are admitted for the spring and fall semesters respectively.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action November 2 (Early Decision notification by December 15, Early Action by December 23); Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 4 (notification by February 14 and April 1 respectively). Transfer deadlines: Spring Transfer October 15; Fall Transfer March 1.

Applications are submitted through the Common Application or Coalition Application; the application fee is $75 (automatically waived for students applying for financial aid). SAT/ACT is optional (test-optional policy for fall 2027 entry).

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.washu.edu/

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