Lexington, VA · Private nonprofit
14%
Acceptance rate
1,504
SAT Average
$23,911
Avg net price
1,884
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 463Doctoral 110 |
| Bachelor’s 148Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 77Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 56Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 30Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 26Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 23Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 21Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 15Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 14Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 12Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 9Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedDoctoral 110 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- Old Dominion Athletic Conf.
Projected sponsored sports24
Athletic participation
588 unique student-athletes · 24 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Decision released by Dec 20 · Aid Application Deadline due Dec 1
Early Decision II
Binding · Decision released by Feb 1 · Aid Application Deadline due Jan 15
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1 · Aid Application Deadline due Feb 15
· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge Application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $66,800
- Required fees
- $1,245
- Food and housing
- $18,685
- Books and supplies
- $2,370
- Other expenses
- $2,600
- Total
- $91,700
- $73,9002019–2019–20
- $77,6002020–2120–21
- $80,3002021–2221–22
- $82,9902022–2322–23
- $87,0002023–2423–24
- $91,7002024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $23,911 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
- 58%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $71,985
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
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 and Lee University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Washington and Lee University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Washington and Lee University runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Washington and Lee University admits in-state applicants at 22.6%, out-of-state applicants at 25.9%, and international applicants at 1.8%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
499 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 32% 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
29.7% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
22.2% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 31.3% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 31.3% 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 and Lee University rates 4 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Academic GPA
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Very important
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Interview
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Washington and Lee University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Washington and Lee University’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 $97,335 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $23,911 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 291 of 499 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
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $97,335
Averages among the 291 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Washington and Lee University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Washington and Lee University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
95.4% of Washington and Lee University’s first-years return for a second year and 94.9% 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