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Washington and Lee University

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Lexington, VASee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

14.0%

Total Profiles

11

SAT Range

1430–1540

User Accept Rate

27.3%

Tuition

$64,525

Undergrad Enrollment

1,884

Applicants

6,820

Yield Rate

42.4%

Student:Faculty

8:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.09
SAT
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.77
SAT
1460
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2026REJECTED
GPA
3.72
SAT
1340
ACT
31
Round: ED2
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
2.89
SAT
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.25
SAT
ACT
35
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.77
SAT
1460
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.75
SAT
1420
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.90
SAT
1350
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.15
SAT
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
2.92
SAT
ACT
34
Round: REA
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
3.96
SAT
1500
ACT
Round: EA

What you pay

$23,781/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $95,124 over four years.

What grads earn

$115,837/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$114,572 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 1% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.8 years of pay.

90% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

1.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

51%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Washington and Lee University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$-1,777
$30–48k$75
$48–75k$4,497
$75–110k$8,162
Over $110k$40,646

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

94%

Completion · all

94%

Completion · Pell

93%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

88%

Median debt

$19,500

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
6,820
Admitted
1,18417.4%
Enrolled
50242% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling4
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Rape3

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation58% / 42%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball34Basketball16Football85Golf10Lacrosse50Soccer32Swimming37Tennis13Track & Field107Wrestling28

Women's

Basketball15Field Hockey24Golf8Lacrosse36Soccer28Swimming33Tennis13Track & Field127Volleyball19

Coed

Equestrian24

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General96 grads
Accounting and Business/Management48 grads
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other41 grads
Political Science and Government, General32 grads
Economics, General28 grads
Neuroscience23 grads
History, General19 grads
Computer Science14 grads
Journalism13 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General13 grads

4yr Grad Rate

91%

6yr Grad Rate

94%

Retention Rate

97%

Median Earnings

$94,810