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Quick Stats

Service & Maintenance Staff 812
Campus Size 169 acres
Student Centers Danforth University Center (DUC)
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries 14
Popular Places to Chill
  • Bowles Plaza
  • The DUC
  • The Quad
  • Ursa’s
  • Whispers
Bar on Campus None
Bowling on Campus None
Coffeehouse on Campus
  • The Hilltop Café and Whispers on main campus
  • Ursa’s on the South 40
Movie Theater on Campus None, but there’s a big screen in the huge lecture hall, Brown 100, where the film and media studies courses hold their screenings.

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The main facilities that students use on campus are the athletic complex (AC), Danforth University Center (DUC), the computer labs, and the libraries. These facilities are more than satisfactory, but most agree that the athletic complex is a bit starved for resources. Equipment and space are lacking in many areas, although it’s still possible to do a wide range of sports. The DUC is the campus’s most popular lunchtime eating establishment, but it also has many other uses. It houses Ibby’s (an upscale, sit-down restaurant), multi-purpose rooms for clubs, and an upstairs lounge with bean bags, couches, flat-screen TVs, arcade games, and a Wii. As for libraries, they are all over campus, and they are comfortable and well-stocked. The main library, Olin, for example, recently underwent a complete renovation.

Students in the sciences find the labs and buildings to be first-rate; in fact, the University recently built new lab sciences, earth and planetary sciences, and biomedical engineering buildings to keep up with new technologies and the BME boom. There is also a massive new Sam Fox Arts Center which includes an art museum, library, and exhibit space for student work. Wash U‘s architecture was inspired by Oxford and Cambridge; however, students are sharply divided between die-hard supporters and detractors of the Collegiate Gothic architecture.

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Facilities at Washington University in St. Louis

wustl213

Pre-Medicine Studies '15

5.0
A+

Everything Is New

The campus is beautiful. The collegiate gothic architecture theme is great and there's just one ugly building on campus (Eliot Hall) and they're knocking it down this summer and replacing it with a state-of-the-art facility to expand the business school. The South 40 has great facilities for the freshmen and sophomores - a fitness center with lots of cardio equipment, a dining area with a bunch of different cuisine options, and excellent dorms.

May 24, 2012

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Facilities at Washington University in St. Louis

co2015

Anthropology and Archaeology '15

5.0
A+

Great Facilities

WashU works very hard to provide clean and technologically advanced facilities. The Athletic Complex and South Forty Gym offer several options for exercising often. The DUC (student center) is in a central location on campus and offers food options, seating venues, and meeting spaces. The libraries on campus offer great study areas as well.

May 18, 2012

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Facilities at Washington University in St. Louis

Alottahoopla

Political Science and Government '14

3.8
B+

Beautiful, but Subpar Athletic Facilities

The library is pretty good, with plenty of study space and computers, and with a good location. However, the book selection is surprisingly outdated.

The buildings are incredibly beautiful.

Student groups have access to countless facilities and resources. The athletic center is old, with a subpar gym area, many basketball courts, a pool, and many aerobics machines

Apr 25, 2012

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User rating for Washington University in St. Louis - Facilities is 4.6 out of 5 based on 27 user reviews.

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Classrooms Classrooms on campus are modern and computer friendly. This is a lecture-style classroom.
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Favorite Things To Do

You can go for a swim in the AC, listen to CDs while you study in one of the music library’s listening rooms, catch a play in Edison Theater, or check out a hip-hop battle at the Gargoyle.

You can play Frisbee golf around campus, climb trees next to the art school, or check out student concerts in Graham Chapel.

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