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Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA · CDS 2025–2026 · Town: Distant · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
13.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
41.1%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$95,435
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
7:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$17,392

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,916
Total all graduate370
Grand total all students2,286

Admissions

Total applicants8,963
Total admitted1,214
Total enrolled499
Overall admit rate13.5%
Admit rate — women15.0%
Admit rate — men12.2%
Yield rate41.1%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan289
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date——
EA notification date——
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT29.7%
% submitting ACT22.2%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile710
SAT EBRW 75th %ile750
SAT Math 25th %ile720
SAT Math 75th %ile780
ACT Comp 25th %ile33
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class85.3%
% in top 25% of HS class98.7%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$73,575
Tuition — out-of-state$73,575
Required fees$1,285
Room and board$20,575
Total cost — in-state$95,435
Total cost — out-of-state$95,435

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$71,291
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met100.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)$49,209
Avg loan debt at graduation$17,392

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,274
# admitted from waitlist2
Waitlist admit rate0.3%
Transfer applicants (total)100
Transfer admit rate7.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio7:1
% faculty full-time86.2%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)14.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$23,781Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)94.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)91.5%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate96.0%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$100,514Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant11.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan14.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full24.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress36.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress17.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international8.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women49.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men50.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white69.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services32.0%
Social Sciences16.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences12.1%
Psychology6.5%
Engineering5.6%
Physical Sciences5.0%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services4.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs3.2%