- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PASuburb: largeZIP 15301Founded 1781
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1781
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.washjeff.edu
PennsylvaniaPrivate nonprofit
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington & Jefferson College is a private nonprofit college in Washington, Pennsylvania, with 1,295 undergraduates. It admits 81% of applicants, graduates 66% within six years and costs $21,690 a year after aid.
66%graduate
Admission rate81%
Retention81%
4-year graduation61%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans66%
$21,690net price / year
81%admission rate
—average SAT
66%graduate in 6 years
$75,646median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#269 of 1,704 for earnings#1,003 of 1,739 for lowest net price#495 of 1,738 for graduation rate#877 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $44,620tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,475
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,475
- Average net price
- $21,690national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,670
$30,001–48,000$14,046
$48,001–75,000$16,044
$75,001–110,000$20,150
$110,001+$27,131
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 81%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college81%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college81%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college66%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 66%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 61%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 75%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,511
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $75,646middle 50%: $50,806–$104,678
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$104,678
Median, Washington & Jefferson College$75,646
Lower quarter$50,806
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,295
- Part-time
- 0.5%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 22%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,324 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,584
- Endowment, end of year
- $170,899,484
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White78%
Hispanic5.9%
Black5.6%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races7.3%
U.S. nonresident1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.1%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management31%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Psychology12%
Social sciences10%
Communication & journalism4.8%
Computer & information sciences4.8%
History4.0%
Education3.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 216667. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7971641.