Introduction
On a crisp fall afternoon in Virginia, students walk up the grassy slope to Washington and Lee
Washington and Lee University
Information Summary
| Overall Score (about) | 98.2 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $70,500 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| ACT / SAT 75%ile scores | 34 / 1490 |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 9 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 96% / N/A |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 2,223 |
Academics
Nothing shapes life at Washington and Lee more than its Honor System. The Honor System dates back to Lee
Most Popular Fields of Study
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Admissions
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Financial Aid
Washington and Lee uses student tuition dollars as efficiently and fairly as any university in the country. At many schools, students and their families pay inflated tuitions; one fullpaying student
Student Financial Aid Details
Students
Phil Flickinger, a 1997 graduate of Washington and Lee, has published a collection of his cartoons that appeared in W&L
Student Enrollment Demographics
Student Graduation Demographics
Athletics
Many Washington and Lee students also choose to participate in varsity sports. W&L
Alumni
The percentage of freshmen who return to Washington and Lee for their sophomore years stands as a sure, impressive sign of student contentment: typically ninety-five percent of freshmen return to W&L as sophomores. A more impressive sign is the number of W&L students who enter as freshmen and graduate four years later. Typically between eightyfive and ninety percent graduate on schedule.
Clearly, Washington and Lee students stay at the university, and they stay happy. In an age when many college students need five years to earn a degree, the vast majority of W&L students find both adequate advisement and access to the classes they need in order to graduate in four years.
Traditionally, W&L produces a high percentage of history, biology, and economics majors. That so many students should favor history at W&L, given the university
Faculty
Small classes allow students to get to know their professors as people, and vice versa.
Teachers here seem to relish the opportunity to get to know the students, even if they realize that that particular student will only be taking that one class from them. Within your major, every professor knows you and begs you to take their classes. It
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