MFA in Visual Art
Washington University in St Louis Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts · St. Louis, MO
- Field: Studio Art & Design (MFA)
- Degrees: Master's
- Application fee: $40
- GRE: Not required
- Letters: 3 (recommendations)
Deadlines
- Free application window ends (fee applies from Dec 15): Dec. 14, 2026
- MFA in Visual Art application: Jan. 10, 2027
Essays
Statement of objectives (500 words or fewer, PDF)
Gives a sense of you, your creative work, and your objectives for graduate study; focus on conceptual and material interests, proposed area(s) of study, and historical precedents, and identify your goals and the contributions you hope to make at WashU.
Portfolio (20 samples via SlideRoom in reverse chronological order; images JPG max 5MB, 1,200 px longest side; PDFs max 10MB; video MPEG/MOV max 250MB and 3 minutes; audio MP3 max 30MB and 3 minutes; list title, date, size, medium)
Curriculum vitae
Editor's notes
- Submit by December 14 to apply free. The 500-word statement of objectives should lead with your conceptual and material interests and the precedents you work from, then say what you would pursue and contribute at WashU. Upload the 20 portfolio samples newest first, following the file-naming convention, and keep the piece details factual (title, date, size, medium), since that field is not for discussing the work. Major awards are automatic, but full funding is limited to a few recipients per program.
