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Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis, founded in 1853 and named for George Washington, is consistently ranked among the top research universities in the country, and its Olin Business School and School of Medicine have each built reputations rivaling far more nationally famous private universities. The university's endowment per student ranks among the highest of any American research university, funding substantial financial aid and research infrastructure that's let WashU compete directly with Ivy League and other elite private universities for top faculty and applicants despite being less broadly known outside academic circles. WashU's medical school and its affiliated Barnes-Jewish Hospital form one of the largest academic medical research complexes in the country, and the university's biomedical research funding regularly ranks among the top handful of American universities, reflecting a research strength that WashU has built with less mainstream public name recognition than its academic standing would suggest. The university's architecturally uniform, Collegiate Gothic campus, built largely from local Missouri limestone, gives Washington University one of the more visually distinctive private research university campuses in the Midwest, and its combination of genuine Ivy League-caliber academics with a somewhat lower public profile has made it a frequently cited example of an "underrated" elite American university.
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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University, founded in 1818 by the Catholic Church and later placed under Jesuit administration, is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River, and its downtown St. Louis campus gives students direct access to the city's business, legal, and healthcare industries. The university's medical school and its affiliated hospital system have built strong regional reputations, and SLU's public health program, along with its law school, have each become significant draws for students seeking professional training within a mid-sized Catholic research university setting. SLU's Center for International Studies and its considerable Jesuit institutional network, connecting it to other Jesuit universities worldwide, reflect the university's continued emphasis on global engagement and service alongside its explicitly Catholic educational mission. The university's combination of genuine research-university breadth across medicine, law, and public health, along with its Jesuit mission and downtown St. Louis location, has made SLU one of the most academically comprehensive Catholic universities in the Midwest.
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