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Washington & Lee University

Washington & Lee University
204 West Washington Street
Lexington, VA, 24450

P: 540-458-8710
http://www.wlu.edu

Fast Facts

Founded in 1749, Washington and Lee University is the nation’s ninth-oldest institution of higher learning. The university was the first in the U.S. to offer courses in business and journalism, and continues as the only institution ranked in the nation’s top 20 liberal arts schools to have accredited schools of both business and journalism. As a national institution with teacher-scholars committed to teaching in small classes, Washington and Lee’s 40 undergraduate majors are augmented by numerous study abroad opportunities and interdisciplinary courses and programs. The student-run Honor System defines a community of trust in which exams are unproctored and facilities are open 24/7. The university’s strengths include the Speaking Tradition and the widely regarded quadrennial Mock Presidential Convention. Washington and Lee’s students routinely win prestigious fellowships, including the Watson, Fulbright, Luce and Goldwater.

STUDENT PROFILE
# of degree-seeking undergraduates                                   1,749
% male/female                                                                           50/50
% African American                                                                           4
% American Indian or Alaska Native                                           <1
% Asian or Pacific Islander                                                             3
% Hispanic                                                                                        2
% White                                                                                            86
% International                                                                                  4
% Pell grant recipients                                                                 4.2
Distinguished first-generation and minority alumni Dr. Kenneth P. Ruscio, president, Washington and Lee University; Dr. Theodore C. DeLaney, head, history department, Washington and Lee University; William Thornton, senior vice president, SunTrust Bank; William B. Hill, Jr., former associate judge, George State Supreme Court

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                                                                                     230
full-time minority faculty                                                                        23
student-faculty ratio                                                                              8:1

average class size                                                                                 15
% first-year retention rate                                                                      94
% graduation rate (6 years)                                                                  89
Popular majors Business Administration, Economics, Journalism, History, English

CAMPUS LIFE
% live on campus (% freshmen) 60 (100)
Multicultural student clubs and organizations International House, International Relations Association, Multicultural Student Association, Onyx, Pan Asian Association Cultural Exchange, Caribbean Society

Athletics NCAA Division III, Old Dominion Conference; baseball, m/w basketball, m/w cross country, co-ed equestrian sports, field hockey, football, m golf, m/w lacrosse, m/w soccer, m/w swimming, m/w tennis, m/w track, w volleyball, wrestling. More on Athletics...

ADMISSIONS
# of applicants 6,386

% accepted                                                                                             17
# of first-year students enrolled                                                       454
SAT Critical Reading range                                                       660-740
SAT Math range                                                                            660-740
SAT Writing                                                                                    660-730
ACT range                                                                                           28-31
Deadlines
early decision                                                                    11/15 and 1/2
regular decision                                                                                 1/15
Johnson scholarship                                                                        12/1
application fee (online)                                                           $50 ($50)
fee waiver for applicants with financial need                                 yes

COST & AID
tuition                                                                                          $37,990
room & board                                                                              $9,825
total need-based institutional
scholarships/grants                                                        $15,344,522
% of students apply for need-based aid                                        46
% of students with need to receive aid                                        100
% receiving need-based scholarship
    or grant aid                                                                                       86
% receiving aid whose need was
    fully met                                                                                             86
average aid package                                                                $32,977
average student loan debt upon
   graduation                                                                                $23,616

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