Washington College

Chestertown, MD · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
93.8%
3,294 admitted
SAT · 50th
1240
Range 1080–1310
6-yr grad
65.8%
Retention 87.9%
Undergrads
933
9:1 S-F
Admissions
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93.1% / 96.1%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications3,512
Overall admit rate93.8%
In-state admit rate93.1%
Out-of-state admit rate96.1%
Enrolled271 · 8.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist0 of 0
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1240
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1080–1310 · 24.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W560640690
Math530590640
Comp108012401310
ACT
255075
Comp222430
Cost & aid
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$56,430
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$56,430
Fees$2,274
Room & board$18,582
Books$938
Avg need-based grant$7,280
% need met77.0%
Avg debt at graduation$78,169
Academics
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9 : 1
student-faculty ratio
87.9% retention
Student-faculty9 : 1
Retention87.9%
4-year graduation58.5%
6-year graduation65.8%
Enrollment
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933
undergraduates
51.0% out-of-state · 7 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates933
First-year271
Transfer19
Full-time97%
Female58%
Out-of-state51.0%
International (freshmen)7
Rankings
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#92
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#9226
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#45026
NicheBest Colleges in America#72126
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#95026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report). 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 conferenceCentennial Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMaryland colleges11
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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$0
application fee
Regular decision8/1 → Rolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision11/15 → 12/15 · binding
Early action12/1 → 1/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 2 SS, 2 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.washcoll.edu/admissions/appl…
Admissions emailadmissions@washcollu.edu
Admissions phone(410) 778-2800
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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Gettysburg College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Gettysburg College PA · Private (nonprofit)40.1%—1K
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
St. Mary's College of Maryland MD · Public72.5%12401K
Goucher College MD · Private (nonprofit)79.4%12301K
Elon University NC · Private (nonprofit)63.3%12706K
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 College

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