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Washington and Lee University Common Data Set 2024-25

VATest policy: Test-optional: SAT or ACT not required; considered if submitted, not considered for admission if not submittedCompare with other schoolsAP credit

Acceptance rate

14%

1,147 of 8,213

Early decision rate

33.9%

Non-ED pool: 11.7%

SAT middle 50%

1430–1540

ACT middle 50%

33–34

Who got into Washington and Lee University: GPA and SAT of reported applicants

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GPA and SAT of 53 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.

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Admissions
AppliedC18,213
AdmittedC11,147
EnrolledC1472
YieldC141.2%
Early decisionC21286 of 844 (33.9%)
Early actionC22Not offered
Waitlist
Offered a placeC21,476
Accepted a placeC2735
Admitted from waitlistC267
Odds if you stay on the listC29.1%
Test scores and GPA
Submitted SATC924%
Submitted ACTC920%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9710–760
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9720–780
Average high school GPAC12—
GPA of 4.0C11—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11—
GPA below 3.50C11—
Cost and financial aid
TuitionG1$70,100
Required feesG1$1,265
Food and housingG1$19,605
Need fully met (first-years)H2100%
Average % of need metH2100%
Average need-based packageH2$75,159
Average need-based grantH2$68,548
What admissions looks at
  • Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
  • Class rankConsidered
  • Academic GPAConsidered
  • Standardized test scoresConsidered
  • Application essayConsidered
  • Recommendation(s)Very important
  • InterviewConsidered
  • Extracurricular activitiesVery important
  • Talent/abilityConsidered
  • Character/personal qualitiesVery important
  • First generationConsidered
  • Alumni/ae relationConsidered
  • Geographical residenceConsidered
  • State residencyConsidered
  • Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
  • Volunteer workConsidered
  • Work experienceConsidered
  • Level of applicant's interestConsidered

From item C7.

Outcomes
UndergraduatesB11,886
First-year retentionB2296.6%
4-year graduation rateB—
6-year graduation rateB93.9%
Notes on this filing
  • Year: this is the CDS 2024-2025 filing; admissions and aid data refer to Fall 2024 enrollees.
  • C1: applied total 8213 printed in the 'if available' table (men 4222 + women 3990 + unknown 1); admitted 1147 and enrolled 472 match the sum of gender rows.
  • C2: waitlist block has three unlabeled counts mapped by position: offered 1476, accepted 735, admitted 67. Waitlist ranked question has no checkmark.
  • C8A marks SAT/ACT as 'not required, considered if submitted'. C8F says test-optional for students entering Fall 2025 and refers to the 2024-25 cycle, while C8A refers to Fall 2026; the two are consistent in policy but cite different cycles.
  • C10 and C11: the school reports no high school GPA data. C11 band cells are blank, and C12 shows 0.00 average and 0.00% submitting, so GPA fields are null.
  • I-2 and other items not in schema were not extracted.
  • B4-B21: the most recent bachelor's cohort is Fall 2018. The six-year rate of 93.88% is printed. The four-year rate is not printed; the cohort counts (424 completers in four years of 474) were not converted to a rate, so grad_rate_4yr is null.
  • H2: pct_need_fully_met computed as line h (269) divided by line d (269) = 100.0. Line d is labeled 'awarded any financial aid' in the filing, not 'need-based aid' as the instruction names.
  • H2: pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed directly and was left null rather than derived from lines c and d.
  • H2: aid figures use the First-time Full-time First-year column. avg_need_based_package uses line J (average financial aid package), and avg_need_based_grant uses line K.
  • G1: private institution with a single tuition figure, so in-state and out-of-state tuition are null. Room and board uses the food and housing figure of $19,605.

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Washington and Lee University admissions FAQ
What is Washington and Lee University's acceptance rate?
Washington and Lee University admitted 1,147 of 8,213 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 14%, according to its Common Data Set.
What is Washington and Lee University's early decision acceptance rate?
Washington and Lee University admitted 286 of 844 early decision applicants (33.9%) for 2024-25.
What SAT score do you need for Washington and Lee University?
The middle 50% of Washington and Lee University's enrolled first-years scored 1430–1540 on the SAT and 33–34 on the ACT.
How many students get off Washington and Lee University's waitlist?
Washington and Lee University offered 1,476 students a waitlist spot and admitted 67 from it (9.1% of those who stayed on).
How much does Washington and Lee University cost?
Tuition is $70,100, plus $19,605 for food and housing, before aid. The average need-based grant is $68,548.
What is Washington and Lee University's graduation rate?
93.9% of students graduate within six years.

Source: Washington and Lee University Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.

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