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Washington & Lee University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Lexington, VA
Population 50,000
Website http://www.wlu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,884
Men / Women 49% / 51%
White 62%
International 8%
Asian 7%
Black 7%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%
From State 17%
From Region 15%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 38%
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Life & Natural Sciences 12%
Physical Sciences & Math 8%
Engineering 4%
Computer Science 3%
Arts 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $68,045
Est. Cost of Attendance $87,000
10-Year ROI $273,000
ROI Percentile 95th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%
4-Year Graduation Rate 89%
6-Year Graduation Rate 94%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 13%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level —
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 142 #158
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 1450 – 1510
SAT Math Range 720 – 780
SAT RW Range 710 – 750
ACT Range 33 – 34

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
The College 228 38% / 62% 7% $75,688 100%
Engineering Science 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $102,848 94 —
General Engineering 7 — 86% / 14% 14% $103,460 94 —
Computer Science 14 +4 79% / 21% 21% $134,711 99 —
Chemistry 8 +1 25% / 75% 25% $66,140 43 —
Geology 8 +5 75% / 25% 0% $65,060 40 —
Mathematics 12 +3 58% / 42% 17% $100,288 92 —
Physics 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $86,258 82 —
Biochemistry 9 — 22% / 78% 11% $69,703 53 —
Biology 13 +2 15% / 85% 0% $66,224 43 —
Environmental Studies 9 +4 22% / 78% 11% $62,520 32 —
Neuroscience 23 — 9% / 91% 4% $66,084 43 —
Classics 5 +10 20% / 80% 0% $67,740 48 —
East Asian Languages 2 +7 50% / 50% 0% $66,942 45 —
English 6 +9 50% / 50% 0% $64,047 37 —
German 2 +3 50% / 50% 0% $67,072 46 —
History 19 +10 63% / 37% 0% $70,608 56 100%
Philosophy 3 +6 100% / 0% 0% $74,567 64 —
Psychology 41 +4 12% / 88% 7% $67,518 47 —
Religion 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $64,392 38 —
Romance Languages 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $66,565 44 —
Sociology and Anthropology 7 +16 29% / 71% 14% $70,750 56 —
Spanish 3 +13 33% / 67% 0% $67,262 47 —
Art History 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $53,781 11 —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — $44,556 3 —
Music 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,385 5 —
Studio Art 2 +4 50% / 50% 0% $53,561 11 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics 220 56% / 44% 3% $106,481 97%
Accounting 48 — 60% / 40% 0% $106,739 95 97%
Business Administration 96 +13 62% / 38% 3% $109,628 96 98%
Economics 28 +14 54% / 46% 11% $145,820 100 96%
Journalism 13 +1 54% / 46% 0% $79,742 74 100%
Political Science 32 +26 41% / 59% 0% $75,915 67 91%
Public Relations 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $76,436 68 —

Rankings

Academics

Future Ambulance Chasers Top Law School Feeders
Have You Been in an Accident?

Prestige

Most Educated Baristas in America Top Liberal Arts Colleges
Still Very Fancy

Someone Like Me

Richy Rich Wealthiest Students
Trust Fund Babies

Engineering

I Have Always Loved Legos General Engineering
Actually Employable and Won't Spend 10 Years Paying Off Debt