Washington & Jefferson College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,320
Men / Women 54% / 46%
From State 71%
From Region 20%
Athletes 624 (48.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 78%
Mixed 8%
Black 6%
Hispanic 4%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Washington & Jefferson College 251 52% 80% 0% 5% 4% 1% $70,546 46 -0.01 74 96%
Information Technology 12 +1 75% 67% 0% 17% 0% 8% $78,394 13 -0.97 83 94% — — — —
Chemistry 4 +2 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,996 13 -0.83 61 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,313 47 -0.34 81 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,910 46 -0.12 86 — — — — —
Biochemistry 9 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,035 4 -1.47 41 — — — — —
Biology 16 — 31% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,917 0 -2.61 14 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 8 — 62% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,985 7 -1.40 30 — — — — —
Environmental Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,730 77 +0.64 62 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 4 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,265 75 +0.58 61 — — — — —
Accounting 34 +3 62% 82% 0% 3% 6% 3% $91,304 65 +0.28 91 97% — — — —
Economics 13 +5 69% 77% 0% 0% 8% 0% $80,040 27 -0.68 84 97% — — — —
Finance 4 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,281 34 -0.48 88 — — — — —
General Business 40 +3 78% 72% 2% 8% 2% 2% $80,120 69 +0.13 84 100% — — — —
English 8 +2 12% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $53,959 61 +0.19 38 100% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 3 +3 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,410 56 +0.09 55 — — — — —
French 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,129 63 +0.28 57 100% — — — —
German 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,244 64 +0.29 57 — — — — —
History 10 +2 60% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $58,059 66 +0.11 49 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,978 89 +0.73 65 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,277 62 +0.14 61 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +8 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,129 63 +0.28 57 100% — — — —
Communication 12 +2 25% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $78,070 94 +1.51 82 100% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,593 18 -0.63 55 — — — — —
Political Science 12 +3 75% 50% 0% 25% 8% 0% $70,216 47 -0.15 74 87% — — — —
Psychology 30 +9 30% 73% 0% 7% 10% 0% $66,589 96 +1.75 68 90% — — — —
Public Policy 4 +2 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,966 25 -0.68 61 — — — — —
Sociology — +1 — — — — — — $60,371 73 +0.32 55 — — — — —
Education 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,779 62 +0.20 45 — — — — —
Art 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,881 37 -0.32 13 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,981 91 +1.09 46 — — — — —
Music 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,061 39 -0.29 14 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $31,432
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 65%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 36.3% 91 71% 78% 1% 4% 4% 2% $84,514 62 +0.04 88 98% —
Social Sciences 23.5% 59 37% 75% 0% 8% 8% 0% $69,315 85 +1.11 72 91% —
Life & Natural Sciences 13.1% 33 39% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,663 1 -2.01 24 100% —
Humanities 12.7% 32 38% 91% 0% 0% 6% 0% $58,639 71 +0.19 50 100% —
Computer Science 4.8% 12 75% 67% 0% 17% 0% 8% $78,394 6 -0.97 83 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.6% 9 44% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,638 30 -0.51 75 — —
Education 2.8% 7 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,779 71 +0.20 45 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.0% 5 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,358 63 +0.59 62 — —
Arts 1.2% 3 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $48,308 34 +0.16 23 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 162 $616K $610K $5K
Track & Field (combined) 94 $91K $91K $556
Baseball 55 $326K $325K $1K
Soccer 43 $145K $142K $3K
Wrestling 34 $166K $167K -$1K
Golf 21 $64K $64K -$131
Lacrosse 21 $100K $102K -$2K
Basketball 19 $143K $144K -$1K
Swimming & Diving 19 $77K $86K -$9K
Tennis 14 $38K $36K $2K
Water Polo 11 $89K $88K $1K
Total 434 $1.9M $1.9M $844
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 38 $80K $79K $801
Soccer 28 $92K $105K -$12K
Softball 23 $179K $177K $2K
Volleyball 20 $131K $131K -$46
Basketball 17 $163K $165K -$2K
Field Hockey 17 $111K $111K -$361
Tennis 17 $33K $31K $1K
Lacrosse 14 $105K $96K $8K
Water Polo 12 $70K $77K -$6K
Swimming & Diving 11 $77K $69K $7K
Golf 8 $54K $48K $5K
Total 190 $1.1M $1.1M $4K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 162 $616K $610K $5K
Track & Field (combined) 132 $171K $170K $1K
Soccer 71 $238K $247K -$9K
Baseball 55 $326K $325K $1K
Basketball 36 $306K $309K -$3K
Lacrosse 35 $205K $199K $6K
Wrestling 34 $166K $167K -$1K
Tennis 31 $72K $68K $3K
Swimming & Diving 30 $155K $156K -$1K
Golf 29 $119K $113K $5K
Softball 23 $179K $177K $2K
Water Polo 23 $160K $165K -$5K
Volleyball 20 $131K $131K -$46
Field Hockey 17 $111K $111K -$361
Total 624 $4.3M $4.2M $72K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind