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Comparable Schools'
Facilities Grades:
Quick StatsPopular Places to Chill
- Bowles Plaza
- The DUC
- The Quad
- Ursa’s
- Whispers
Student Centers
- Danforth University Center (DUC)
Athletic Centers
- South 40 Fitness Center
- The Athletic Complex (the AC)
College Prowler Take
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. Students Speak Out
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WasJK says: Washington University in St. Louis 2016 Computer and Information Sciences  |
Most of the facilities at Wash U...
Most of the facilities at Wash U are great. The new buildings are all incredible, and they're only building more. I also like that they are all now very well-maintained buildings but they maintain the old look that contributes so much to the beauty of the campus. The library is awesome at Wash U, and tons of people use it to study and to just have some quiet time to themselves. The new DUC (Danforth University Center) is absolutely amazing. There's good food, lots of quiet rooms, a fun room with nice TVs, great couches and video games, and even a couple fire places. The DUC also has easily one of the nicest interiors of any building I've seen oon a college campus. The one area in facilities where WashU is definitely lacking is the Athletics Complex. There are a lot of workout options, a pool, and a couple basketball courts, but the building is pretty difficult to navigate and is also almost always too busy. I'm sure with the amount of renovations going on at WashU, the Athletics Complex will definitely be renovated in the near future though.
Facilities: March 18, 2009
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WasCH says: Washington University in St. Louis 2016 Engineering |
Since they have been rebuilding...
Since they have been rebuilding campus, all of the facilities are really nice and clean, and the buildings are very modern on the inside. There are still some crappy dorms though.
Facilities: March 01, 2009
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jdross says: Washington University in St. Louis 2016 Business |
They just redid the athletic...
They just redid the athletic complex with all new machines and equipment. They still have $130,000 to spend and sent out a survey asking what students want. It seems like they're looking to make this a bigger part of campus. Either way, it's definitely a very "in shape" campus.
Facilities: February 22, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
Everything is really nice; the...
Everything is really nice; the school is always remodeling or building new things to keep the campus really looking elegant. The AC is quite nice, with a pool and exercise rooms that have plenty of treadmills and exercise machines to use. Almost all the computers are relatively new, so you shouldn’t have a problem finding an adequate lab. Ditto for the student center. |
Anonymous says: |
The athletic complex is really,...
The athletic complex is really, really nice, and computers are all hooked up to Ethernet, which is a really fast Internet connection. The student center isn’t really a big thing on campus, but the bookstore is there as well as a food court. |
FactsWhat To Do on Campus
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.
Favorite Things To Do
You can play Frisbee golf around campus, climb trees next to the art school, or check out student concerts in Graham Chapel.
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.
Coffeehouse on Campus
- The Hilltop Café and Whispers on main campus
- Ursa’s on the South 40
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