Washington & Lee University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 50,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,891
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 17%
From Region 15%
Athletes 588 (31.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Hispanic 9%
International 8%
Asian 5%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

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
The College 235 40% 66% 7% 5% 8% 8% $81,891 77 +0.77 66 90%
Engineering Science 14 — 50% 64% 7% 7% 14% 0% $110,191 90 +0.89 93 — — — — —
General Engineering 12 — 83% 67% 0% 8% 0% 8% $109,513 89 +0.83 92 — — — — —
Computer Science 21 +7 57% 38% 10% 10% 0% 38% $134,355 71 +0.28 99 — — — — —
Chemistry 11 +1 36% 82% 0% 9% 9% 0% $66,603 27 -0.48 28 — — — — —
Geology 6 +1 50% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $67,243 62 +0.20 30 — — — — —
Mathematics 9 +9 67% 56% 11% 0% 11% 22% $111,834 87 +1.00 94 — — — — —
Physics 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $90,029 73 +0.46 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry 17 — 53% 71% 18% 0% 6% 6% $67,669 30 -0.34 31 — — — — —
Biology 19 +1 26% 58% 16% 11% 11% 5% $68,377 61 +0.22 33 — — — — —
Neuroscience 20 +1 20% 50% 20% 0% 15% 15% $69,029 58 +0.18 34 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 7 +8 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,171 92 +1.45 38 — — — — —
Classics 3 +5 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,675 93 +1.64 47 — — — — —
East Asian Languages 1 +6 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,406 92 +1.19 41 — — — — —
English 14 +4 36% 71% 7% 7% 0% 0% $68,852 97 +2.00 34 — — — — —
German 1 +8 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $71,732 92 +1.22 42 — — — — —
History 12 +12 58% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,258 95 +2.18 61 90% — — — —
Philosophy 2 +11 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,603 84 +0.99 49 — — — — —
Religion 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,223 97 +2.02 29 — — — — —
Romance Languages — +1 — — — — — — $71,767 92 +1.22 42 — — — — —
Russian Studies 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,314 81 +0.96 41 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +9 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,932 92 +1.24 42 — — — — —
Psychology 30 +7 20% 77% 0% 7% 10% 3% $70,582 89 +1.01 39 — — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 12 +7 33% 50% 8% 8% 25% 0% $77,830 97 +1.90 57 — — — — —
Art History 5 +7 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $53,689 70 +0.15 6 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,472 91 +1.13 4 — — — — —
Music 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,268 81 +0.70 5 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,672 89 +0.95 7 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics 228 62% 75% 1% 4% 7% 6% $119,100 99 +2.25 96 99%
Accounting — — — — — — — — $143,611 100 +3.66 99 100% — — — —
Accounting 57 — 65% 74% 2% 2% 11% 4% $143,611 100 +3.66 99 100% — — — —
Business Administration 91 +13 69% 79% 2% 4% 7% 3% $107,166 92 +1.54 91 100% — — — —
Economics 33 +7 64% 67% 0% 0% 6% 21% $129,394 87 +1.18 98 96% — — — —
Journalism 6 — 33% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $79,356 95 +1.91 61 100% — — — —
Political Science 32 +23 50% 72% 0% 6% 9% 6% $113,897 100 +3.07 94 97% — — — —
Public Relations 9 +4 22% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $91,787 99 +1.84 80 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $74,860
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%
4-Year Graduation Rate 90%
6-Year Graduation Rate 94%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 39.1% 181 67% 75% 2% 3% 8% 7% $122,696 96 +2.14 97 99% —
Social Sciences 19.2% 89 34% 73% 1% 8% 10% 3% $89,869 99 +2.02 78 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 12.1% 56 32% 59% 18% 4% 11% 9% $68,395 52 +0.04 33 — —
Humanities 8.6% 40 42% 78% 5% 2% 0% 0% $72,929 96 +1.86 45 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.9% 32 56% 72% 3% 3% 16% 6% $83,837 62 +0.24 69 — —
Engineering 5.6% 26 65% 65% 4% 8% 8% 4% $109,878 82 +0.86 93 — —
Computer Science 4.5% 21 57% 38% 10% 10% 0% 38% $134,355 82 +0.28 99 — —
Arts 2.4% 11 0% 73% 0% 9% 0% 9% $53,952 62 +0.55 6 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 7 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,171 90 +1.45 38 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #542 82% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #614 82% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 85 $667K $654K $13K
Lacrosse 50 $404K $391K $13K
Track & Field (indoor) 45 $120K $120K $211
Track & Field (outdoor) 43 $120K $120K $212
Swimming 37 $213K $199K $14K
Baseball 34 $287K $278K $8K
Soccer 32 $300K $300K $0
Wrestling 28 $278K $255K $22K
Cross Country 19 $167K $167K $0
Basketball 16 $281K $247K $34K
Tennis 13 $228K $228K $0
Golf 10 $187K $187K $0
Equestrian 1 $17K $16K $1K
Total 345 $3.3M $3.2M $108K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 51 $123K $123K $354
Track & Field (outdoor) 50 $123K $123K $354
Lacrosse 36 $243K $238K $4K
Swimming 33 $200K $192K $8K
Soccer 28 $228K $228K $0
Cross Country 26 $163K $163K $0
Field Hockey 24 $212K $212K $0
Equestrian 23 $407K $373K $34K
Volleyball 19 $278K $273K $4K
Basketball 15 $253K $253K $672
Tennis 13 $213K $199K $14K
Golf 8 $165K $165K $0
Total 243 $2.6M $2.5M $67K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 96 $244K $244K $565
Track & Field (outdoor) 93 $244K $244K $566
Lacrosse 86 $648K $630K $18K
Football 85 $667K $654K $13K
Swimming 70 $414K $391K $22K
Soccer 60 $528K $528K $0
Cross Country 45 $331K $331K $0
Baseball 34 $287K $278K $8K
Basketball 31 $535K $500K $34K
Wrestling 28 $278K $255K $22K
Tennis 26 $442K $428K $14K
Equestrian 24 $425K $389K $35K
Field Hockey 24 $212K $212K $0
Volleyball 19 $278K $273K $4K
Golf 18 $353K $353K $0
Total 588 $8.0M $7.7M $238K

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 13.5%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 20% 22% 2%
Early Decision 46% 53% 4%
Unhooked Early Decision 38% 43% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 1430 – 1530
SAT Math Range 720 – 780
SAT RW Range 710 – 750