unitid 234207 · Lexington, VA · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
Washington and Lee University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,255
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
14%
4th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,881
73rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
11%
undergrads on Pell grants
6th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
94%
finish within 150% time
96th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$87,000
97th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$23,781
after aid, aided students
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$94,810
after entry, Title IV students
97th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$19,500
19th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $-1,777 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $115,740
- First-generation students
- not reported
- In-state tuition & fees
- $68,045
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law. | 107 | $108,151 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 96 | $109,628 | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 70 | $75,915 | — |
| Economics. | 67 | $145,820 | $23,399 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 40 | $106,739 | $16,750 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 30 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 29 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 24 | — | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 22 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 21 | — | — |
| Computer Science. | 20 | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 20 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.