Students regularly participate in organizing significant loan exhibitions for the University gallery. The department also collaborates with the Departments of Anthropology and Classics to offer specialized programs in archaeology. Recipients of graduate degrees from the Department of Art History and Archaeology have been placed on the staffs of colleges, universities, and museums throughout the country. A number of dissertations written for the department have been published. Research Facilities Research facilities at Washington University include an art and architecture library of more than 80,000 volumes, which is part of the University library system of more than 2.5 million volumes, and the extensive art collection of the Washington University Gallery of Art.
Most students receive full or partial tuition scholarships.
In addition, Washington University offers University fellowships and Spencer T. Olin Fellowships for Women on a competitive basis. The department also gives travel grants to aid students with research that must be conducted in other cities. In addition, low-cost loans are available through the University's financial aid office. Most students prefer to rent apartments or rooms in the vicinity of the University. Some University apartments are available.