Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
13.5%
1,214 admitted
SAT · 50th
1480
Range 1430–1530
6-yr grad
95.9%
Retention 97.5%
Undergrads
1,916
7:1 S-F
Admissions
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22.6% / 25.9%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications8,963
Overall admit rate13.5%
In-state admit rate22.6%
Out-of-state admit rate25.9%
Enrolled499 · 41.1% yield
Admitted from waitlist2 of 1,274
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1480
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1430–1530 · 29.7% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W710740750
Math720740780
Comp143014801530
ACT
255075
Comp333334
Cost & aid
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$73,575
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$73,575
Fees$1,285
Room & board$20,575
Books$1,900
Avg need-based grant$71,291
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$28,708
Academics
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7 : 1
student-faculty ratio
97.5% retention
Student-faculty7 : 1
Retention97.5%
4-year graduation91.3%
6-year graduation95.9%
Enrollment
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1,916
undergraduates
80.3% out-of-state · 45 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,916
First-year499
Transfer3
Full-time100%
Female52%
Out-of-state80.3%
International (freshmen)45
Rankings
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#8
Forbes
Best Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)
SourceListRankYr
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#2126
NicheBest Colleges in America#3126
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#3826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#4726
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#6126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceOld Dominion Athletic Conf.3
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingVirginia colleges12
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$60
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 5 → April 1 → May 1
Early decisionNovember 1 → December 15 · binding
Early decision 2January 5
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 1 Sci, 1 SciLab, 2 FL, 1 SS, 1 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.wlu.edu/admissions/apply
Admissions emailadmissions@wlu.edu
Admissions phone540-458-8710
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Davidson College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Davidson College NC · Private (nonprofit)12.6%14601K
University of Richmond VA · Private (nonprofit)22.2%1440—
Colgate University NY · Private (nonprofit)17.5%14803K
Bucknell University PA · Private (nonprofit)32.2%1270—
Wake Forest University NC · Private (nonprofit)21.6%14505K
William & Mary VA · Public37.0%1450—
Furman University SC · Private (nonprofit)48.7%13502K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Washington and Lee University

21 years of Washington and Lee University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.