Washington and Lee University

  • Details

    • Name: Washington and Lee University
    • Location: Lexington, VA 24450-2116
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 17.36%
    • Average SAT Scores 1504
    • Four Year Completion Rate 91.51% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 94.9% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 93.83% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    91.5%
    6 Year
    94.9%
    8 Year
    93.8%

  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $82,990 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $64,525 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $64,525 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $16,617 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $19,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $15,420 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $76 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $887 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $6,983 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $9,222 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $42,745 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+

  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $76,516 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $73,033 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $89,772 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $74,163 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $94,810 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $51,643
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $47,231
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data $56,231
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology and Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data