Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University admitted 14% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1430–1540 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $25,279 a year. Within six years, 96% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 14%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1430–1540
- ACT middle 50%
- 33–34
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $91,700 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $25,279 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $28 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $71,365 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 96%
- Students who return for a second year
- 97%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $102,966 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,881
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 14%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 32%
- Social sciences
- 17%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 12%
- Psychology
- 7%
- Engineering
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Colgate University NY · 14% admitted
- Webb Institute NY · 14% admitted
- Grinnell College IA · 14% admitted
- Bates College ME · 13% admitted
- Hamilton College NY · 14% admitted
- Tulane University of Louisiana LA · 14% admitted
More colleges in Virginia
- Liberty University VA · 99% admitted
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · 55% admitted
- George Mason University VA · 88% admitted
- James Madison University VA · 72% admitted
- Virginia Commonwealth University VA · 93% admitted
- University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · 17% admitted
- Old Dominion University VA · 90% admitted
- William & Mary VA · 34% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.