The Application is currently closed
The next cycle begins September 1, 2025
Applicants submit a single application to the Roy and Diana Vagelos Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences and may select up to three programs of concentration in order of preference. Applications are typically reviewed by faculty with research interests that correlate with the first listed program concentration of preference
All applicants must have a US bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution. Please note that neither DBBS nor its component departments accept students for a master’s degree.
DBBS uses an electronic application system that allows us to receive a candidate’s application immediately upon submission. Applicants can track and monitor the status of any required supporting documents online.
All application materials sent to us by the applicant become the property of the Roy and Diana Vagelos Division of Biology and Biological Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and cannot be returned to the applicant or forwarded to another school/department.
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Admissions and AI
All application materials should be an honest representation of your own work. It is acceptable to use outside resources, such as a trusted colleague or software that can correct or improve grammar. However, your application essays and other written materials should be a reflection of your writing aptitude and your decisions on how to think about and present information, and therefore you should not use AI tools like ChatGPT to author your essays.
Title IX
In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), 20 U.S.C. § § 1681-1688, and the new Title IX Final Rule, 34 CRF Part 106, Washington University in St. Louis provides the following information:
Our Title IX Coordinator may be reached at 314-935-3393, titleix@wustl.edu, One Brookings Drive, MSC 1175-0153-0B, St. Louis, MO, 63130.
Inquiries about the application of 20 U.S.C. § § 1681-1688 and 34 CFR Part 106 may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, or the Assistant Secretary of Education, or both.
The University’s Title IX grievance process, including how to report or file a complaint of sex discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the university will respond, may be found at titleix.wustl.edu.
Washington University encourages and gives full consideration to all applicants for admission, financial aid, and employment. The university does not discriminate in access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex (as required by 20 U.S.C. § § 1681-1688 and 34 CFR Part 106), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or genetic information. Inquiries about compliance should be addressed to the university’s Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Washington University, Campus Box 1184, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130.