<p>How good is WUSTL for Econ? Whenever people put the "best undergrad for Econ" lists up I never see WUSTL, which I consider strange since the school is so great.</p>
<p>They just hired some superstar profs....you may be able to find a link to the story on the school's website. I think they are really making an effort to improve the department and its standing.</p>
<p>Here is the link to the article in the Student Life (sept 1, 2006): <a href="http://www.studlife.com/media/storage/paper337/news/2006/09/01/News/Economics.Department.Undergoes.Faculty.Overhaul-2254972.shtml?norewrite200609101926&sourcedomain=www.studlife.com%5B/url%5D">http://www.studlife.com/media/storage/paper337/news/2006/09/01/News/Economics.Department.Undergoes.Faculty.Overhaul-2254972.shtml?norewrite200609101926&sourcedomain=www.studlife.com</a></p>
<p>WashU wasn't noted for its economics program, but it will change soon.</p>
<p>yeah I was wonderin b/c I was lookin through the catalog and the professors all sounded very impressive (their PhDs)</p>
<p>actually, a friend of mine just passed up a jefferson scholarship and a harvard acceptance to study econ at wustl. true story.</p>
<p>WashU's economics department is very good and horribly underrated...the econ majors here rave about the undergraduate program. There were a ton of offerings and so many different types of economics you can specialize in as an undergrad, like financial economics, econometrics, micro, macro, international/trade economics, etc. etc. There's even courses on the economics of the law, sports, and health.</p>
<p>Basically, with the overall solid undergrad program and the new hires and improvements they're making to the department (including a new econ building), the econ department is a top 15 program.</p>