Washington and Lee University

Overview of Washington and Lee University (W&L)

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The university’s Carnegie classification focuses most on its baccalaureate colleges Arts and Sciences programs. Washington and Lee University (W&L) accepts both dual credit students, students still in high school who want to earn high school and university credits at the same time, and advanced placement exam scores for credits.

The faculty is quite small, 240 instructors, putting the student-to-faculty ratio sits at 8 to 1.

Washington and Lee, which was founded before the birth of the US in 1749, is well established as an educational institution of value. The student population is small, just as the faculty is small. Total student enrollment is 2,223; undergraduate students make up the bulk of the student body at 1,829 or 82% and graduate students make up the remainder of the student body at 394 students or 18%.

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W&L Acceptance Rate and Admissions

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W&L Tuition Cost & Financial Aid

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The sticker price for education at Washington and Lee University, which includes tuition, books, supplies, room/board, and other expenses, comes up to $73,900. This is likely to seem quite high for many families.

Financial aid (federal and institutional) can help. Once all financial aid has been applied to the total cost of attendance, the average net price in a recent academic year was $21,919. Broken down by family income, you can see how much you might end up being responsible for below.

First-year students who apply for financial aid number 301, or 64% of the student body. Grants and scholarships are awarded to 263, or 56% of students. The average award amount is $45,232. Students receiving institutional grants and scholarships number 245, or 52%, and they receive an average of $46,265.

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Academics

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The student retention rate for first-year students is 96%, meaning that almost the entire freshmen class returns to the same institution for a second year of instruction. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. Given the continuing trend for students to spend longer in college over the last couple decades, it’s no surprise that the 6-year graduation rate is slightly higher 95%.

Students unable to attend classes in person during the day won’t be able to attend evening classes or access classes or class material through online learning; Washington and Lee doesn’t offer either option to its students.

The most popular degree programs at Washington and Lee University are business, management, marketing, and related support services; social sciences; biological and biomedical sciences; communication, journalism and related programs; history; mathematics and statistics; and physical sciences.

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Outcome & Salary

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Students from a small, private university can still realize a good return on investment (ROI) after graduation. The average salary of a graduate of Washington and Lee University is $76,000; their early-career salary is $67,000 and their mid-career salary is $144,700.

Ten-year salary earnings potential for these same graduates is $760,000 and their 20-year salary earnings potential is $2,207,000. This makes the 10-year projected ROI $672,000 and their 20-year projected ROI is $2,118,328. All of this takes into account the net price of education (four years), which is around $87,672.

High school graduates who don’t go to college have a national average salary of $38,792. Their 10-year projected income is $387,920 and their 20-year projected income is $775,840.

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