BS Computer Science + Economics at Washington University in St. Louis

Programme overview

The College of Arts & Sciences and the McKelvey School of Engineering have developed a major that allows students interested in both economics and computer science to combine these two complementary disciplines efficiently, without having to pursue them as two separate majors. Engineering students who declare this major must fulfill the distribution requirements and all other requirements for the BS in Applied Science degree in the McKelvey School of Engineering.

Faculty: McKelvey School of Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

Major requires 54 units. Required courses include CSE 1301 Introduction to Computer Science; CSE 2400 Logic and Discrete Mathematics; CSE 2407 Data Structures and Algorithms; CSE 3407 Analysis of Algorithms; ECON 1501 Introduction to Microeconomics; ECON 1502 Introduction to Macroeconomics.

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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 McKelvey School of Engineering (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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