Impact Report

These figures and graphs capture the impact and development of the WashU Libraries’ collections, core services, remote support, outreach efforts, and more for fiscal year (FY) 2025 (July 2024 through June 2025).

Figures include all WashU Libraries except where otherwise indicated.

Collections | Circulation & Collection Use | Expanding Digital Resources | Instruction & Outreach | Reference & Research Support | Events & Engagement | People | Space & Usage | Expenditures | Ranking Results

Collections

Print books	2,095,262
Print journals	65,455
E-books*	2,669,143
E-journals	237,212
Databases	889
Other formats**	623,675
Total research collections base	5,691,636

*Some titles may be duplicated within print books
**Other formats include microforms, audiovisual materials (physical, streaming video, digitized music), manuscripts, architectural drawings, photographs, maps, etc.

Circulation & Collection Use

Initial physical circulations (includes general and reserves)	46,042
E-books viewed/used	208,216
E-journals viewed/used	4,255,086
Repository downloads	4,375,071
Inter-institutional loans (includes ILL and Mobius)	13,440
Inter-institutional borrowed	14,722

Expanding Digital Resources

Images in the collection digitized	40,322
Audiovisual materials in the collection digitized	363 hours
Total university repository holdings	58,126

Instruction & Outreach

Instruction sessions (in-person and virtual)	1,269
Instruction session participants	18,622
Number of different departments reached through instruction	34

Reference & Research Support

Reference consultations	8,731
Reference consultations per day	24
Data Services help sessions	807
Chats and support tickets addressed	2,729

Events & Engagement*

Public events (In-person and virtual)	142
Event attendees	3,736
Social media followers (main @WashULibraries accounts only)	6,108
Website views	2,267,729
Search box uses	179,395
Searches per day	491

*Does not include Bernard Becker Medical Library, the Law Library, and the Brown School Library

People

Total full-time staff	200
Recruitments*	8
New positions*	5

*Does not include Bernard Becker Medical Library, the Law Library, and the Brown School Library

Libraries Space & Usage*

Collections	125,452
General collections	101,155
Special collections	24,297
Staff space	52,498
User space	68,801
Quiet study	40,555
Collaborative	26,738
Exhibition viewing	1,508
Instruction space	5,220
Total*	250,002*

*Figures do not include Bernard Becker Medical Library, the Law Library, and the Brown School Library. Some spaces are multi-purpose and counted in more than one category.

Visitors

Total visitors

883,065

Room Reservations*

Total reservations	12,180
Unique users	2,784

*Does not include Bernard Becker Medical Library, the Law Library, and the Brown School Library

FY25 Expenditures

*Personnel includes fringe benefits

Ranking Results

Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Investment Index (FY23*)	27
Princeton Review Best College Library	11

*ARL is always a year behind.