Washington College

Chestertown, MD · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

56.9%

Acceptance rate

1,274

SAT Average

$29,095

Avg net price

890

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,274

SAT Reading/Writing580–710

SAT Math560–680

ACT Composite27–31

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 206	206
Bachelor’s 38	38
Bachelor’s 33	33
Bachelor’s 30	30
Bachelor’s 29	29
Bachelor’s 25	25
Bachelor’s 14	14
Bachelor’s 10	10
Bachelor’s 6	6
Bachelor’s 5	5
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 2	2
Bachelor’s 1	1
Bachelor’s 1	1
Bachelor’s 0	0
Bachelor’s 0	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

Washington College (Maryland)

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: Centennial Conference

Projected sponsored sports17

BaseballField HockeyMen's BasketballMen's GolfMen's LacrosseMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & DivingMen's Tennis

Athletic participation

385 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Fall Early Decision

Binding · Decision released by Dec 15

Nov 15, 2026

Fall Early Action

Decision released by Jan 15

Dec 1, 2026

Fall Regular Decision

Feb 15, 2027

FAFSA due Mar 1

· Apply with Common App or the college's application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $53,190
Required fees: $2,136
Food and housing: $18,250
Books and supplies: $906
Other expenses: $2,944
Total: $77,426

Total by year

$65,4562019–2019–20
$65,1722020–2120–21
$67,6942021–2221–22
$70,3752022–2322–23
$73,8962023–2423–24
$77,4262024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $29,095 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 75%
Average share of need met: 84%
Average need-based grant: $13,772
Required forms: FAFSA

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation66%

6-year graduation74%

Retention rate87%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$65,518

Median debt$26,956

Campus

Enrollment890

Student-faculty ratio9:1

SettingTown

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Washington College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Washington College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Washington College runs one binding Early Decision round and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision bindingApply by Nov 15 · decision Dec 15

Early Action nonbindingApply by Dec 1 · decision Jan 15

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Aug 1 · priority date Feb 15

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Washington College admits in-state applicants at 93.1%, out-of-state applicants at 96.1%, and international applicants at 85.6%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

271 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈127In-state (domestic)≈137International≈7

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are required for some applicants. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 8% in 2021–22.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

24% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

3% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Washington College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 39% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.59

High-school class rank

Among the 39% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Washington College rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Important
Recommendation(s): Important
Class rank: Considered
Standardized test scores: Considered

Nonacademic

Interview: Important
Level of applicant's interest: Important
Extracurricular activities: Considered
Talent / ability: Considered
Character / personal qualities: Considered
First generation: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered

Washington College leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Washington College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $78,224 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $29,095 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 202 of 271 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSA

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $78,224

Average aid package, 63% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 37% of sticker

Averages among the 202 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Washington College offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Washington College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

86.6% of Washington College’s first-years return for a second year and 74.1% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03