Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College, also known as W&J, was established in 1781. It is a private college co-educational college of liberal arts and is located in Washington, Pennsylvania. The campus of the college spreads across an area of 60-acre. W&J provides a wide range of major and minor degrees in various streams of studies including International Business, Information Technology Leadership, Industrial Chemistry, Management and others. Several pre-professional and special programs are also available as well.

The Washington & Jefferson College hosts more than 60 active clubs and organizations runs by students. These are Bottega Art Club, Franklin Literary Society, W&J Men's Soccer Club, and W&J Student Theatre Company among others. The college has an active Greek life and is home to national fraternities and sororities like Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, and Phi Beta Kappa.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in science, mathematics, and liberal arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Selective admissions.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 1,531 in 2007-2008 (1,523 full-time equivalent).

About 53% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 47% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Washington & Jefferson College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Housing and Meals

Washington & Jefferson College provides on-campus housing for 1,437 of its 1,523 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Presidents' Athletic Conference for major sports.

Admissions (2008-2009)

SAT Test Scores: