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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.
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Campus Location60 S Lincoln St Washington, PA 15301 USA Main Tel: (724) 503-1001 Web Site The campus is in a large suburb. |
Washington & Jefferson College HighlightsWhere Washington & Jefferson College 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 2007)| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
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| Bachelor | 290 | 29 |
StudentsThe student enrollment at Washington & Jefferson College was 1,531 in 2007 (1,522 full-time equivalent). About 53% of the freshmen class in 2007 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| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 29,532 | | Room | $ 4,734 | | Board | $ 3,460 | | Books and supplies | $ 800 | | Other | $ 900 |
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.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 64 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 31 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 13 |
Housing and MealsWashington & Jefferson College provides on-campus housing for 1,438 of its 1,522 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus. Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.
Washington & Jefferson College AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Washington & Jefferson College is in the Presidents' Athletic Conference for major sports.
Washington & Jefferson College Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 32% | | Women | 36% | | All | 34% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 520-620 | | Math | 530-640 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (2 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (71 awarded) - Accounting
- Business/Commerce
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (13 awarded) CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded) - Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (11 awarded) - Art Teacher Education
- Education
LIBERAL ARTS (88 awarded) - Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- History
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS (7 awarded) MUSIC (2 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded) SCIENCE (59 awarded) - Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biophysics
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (33 awarded)
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