Washington And Lee University
Location and Contact Information
204 West Washington StreetLexington, VA 24450-2116
USA
Main Tel: (540) 458-8400
Web Site
The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.
Overview
Washington and Lee University, established in 1749, is located in Lexington, Virginia. Also known as W&L, the university was founded as the Augusta Academy and was renamed Liberty Hall in 1776. It moved to Lexington in 1780 and was charted as Liberty Hall Academy. The academy became a college in 1785 and the name was changed to Washington Academy and then to Washington College in 1813. The college was again renamed as Washington and Lee University in 1870. The university, which sits on a campus of over 320 acres, offers education through the following academic schools :
- The College
- The Williams School
- The School of Law
The sports teams of the university, nicknamed The Generals, compete in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and participate in soccer, field hockey, tennis, golf, football, cross country, volleyball, and wrestling.
Highlights (vs. Other Schools)
- Many students concentrating in law, mathematics, liberal arts, fine arts, and science.
- High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
- Selective admissions.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- High faculty salary.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High male/female ratio.
School characteristics:
- The school is private, not-for-profit.
- Academic calender: Semester.
- Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.
Features of note:
- The school offers a faculty tenure system.
- There are one or more libraries on-campus.
- Campus housing is available.
- Students have meal (board) plans.
- Students may study abroad.
- Part-time classes are available.
- ROTC.
Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| State Tuition and fees | $ 38,877 |
| Room | $ 3,630 |
| Board | $ 5,125 |
| Books and supplies | $ 1,650 |
| Other | $ 1,848 |
Financial Aid
Washington And Lee University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.
In 2009-2010, 60% of students received financial aid of some sort.
| Grants | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grant | 50% | $30,277 |
| Institutional Grant | 42% | $34,003 |
| Federal Grant | 5% | $6,052 |
| Pell Grant | 5% | $3,957 |
| Other Federal Grant | 2% | $4,000 |
| State or Local Grant | 16% | $3,058 |
| Loans | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Student Loan | 25% | $8,017 |
| Federal Loan | 22% | $5,166 |
| Other Loan | 5% | $16,704 |
(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)
Similar Schools
Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Washington And Lee University:
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| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC | 15,318 |
| 2 | Yeshiva University | New York, NY | 6,292 |
| 3 | Wake Forest University | Winston Salem, NC | 6,862 |
| 4 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | 26,496 |
| 5 | Willamette University | Salem, OR | 2,721 |
| 6 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | 10,192 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | 12,093 |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | 11,731 |
| 9 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | 17,833 |
| 10 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | 20,273 |
Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 430 | 40 |
| Doctorate (Professional Practice) | 137 | 1 |
| Master | 5 | 1 |
Faculty
Tenure (2009-2010):
| Full-Time Faculty | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| With tenure | 138 | |
| Without tenure; working toward tenure | 60 | |
| Without tenure; tenure not available | 74 |
Students
Student enrollment was 2,155 in 2009-2010 (2,246 full-time equivalent).
About 50% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.
Undergrads are 86% of enrolled students and graduate students are 14%.
Students under 25 years old represent 93% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.
Admissions Summary (2009-2010)
Applicants Admitted Men 20% Women 18% All 19%
SAT Test Scores:
SAT Middle 50% Verbal 660-740 Math 660-730 Writing 650-730
Room and Board
Washington And Lee University provides on-campus housing for 1,181 of its 2,246 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). 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 Old Dominion Athletic Conference for major sports.
International Study
About 5% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.
The school recommends that international applicants take the TOEFL exam.
Graduate School Focus
Washington And Lee University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).
The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
- Accounting
- Accounting and Business/Management
- Business Administration and Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Computer Science
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Environmental Studies
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
ENGINEERING
- Chemical Engineering
- Engineering Physics
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
- Public Policy Analysis
FINE ARTS
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LAW
- Law (LLB, JD)
- Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)
LIBERAL ARTS
- Anthropology
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- History
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Russian Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS
- Mathematics
MEDIA
- Journalism
MEDICINE
- Neuroscience
MUSIC
- Music
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE
- Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- Geology/Earth Science
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
- Psychology