Washington and Lee University

116 North Main Street

Lexington VA 24450-0303

Main phone:                                 540.458.8400

WWW Home Page Address       http://www.wlu.edu

Admissions Phone Number            540.458.8710

Admissions Toll-free Phone Number    (None)

Admissions Office Mailing Address, City/State/Zip    Letcher Avenue, Lexington VA 24450-0303

Admissions Fax number:                540.458.8062

Admissions E-mail Address:        admissions@wlu.edu

Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet? Yes  If so, please specify: https://admissions.wlu.edu/app/

Private (nonprofit)

Coeducational college

Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate-Liberal Arts

AAUP classification: II-B, National Liberal Arts College

Southern Association of Colleges & Schools, Commission on Colleges: Level V

Undergraduate - Other (4-4-2)

Law - Early semester

 

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

Baccalaureate (B.A., B.S.)

First professional (J.D.)

Master of Laws (LL.M.) program began in Fall 2003, first graduate expected May 2004

Total all undergraduates (IPEDS sum of lines 8 and 22, cols. 15 and 16): ____1740______
Total all graduate and professional students (IPEDS sum of lines 14 and 28, cols. 15 and 16): _____397_______
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS (IPEDS line 29, sum of cols. 15 and 16): ____2,137______
 

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category.  Provide numbers of degree-seeking undergraduate students reported on IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 2003 as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2003. Refer to IPEDS EF-1 Part A or IPEDS EF-2 Part A surveys based on column and line numbers in grid for totals.

	FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN	DEGREE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES (includes freshmen)	ALL UNDERGRADUATES (includes non-degree)
Non-resident aliens	20	75	79
Black, non-Hispanic	25	70	70
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	2	2
Asian or Pacific Islander	8	40	41
Hispanic	7	15	15
White, non-Hispanic	393	1522	1523
Multiracial or unknown	0	10	10
Total	453	1734	1740

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003 

Bachelor's degrees :  418 First professional: 116

The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System’s

Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 2003 Web-based survey. Please provide data for fall 1997 cohort if available.

For Bachelor’s or Equivalent Programs
Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1997. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1997.

B4. Initial 1997 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: _______454__________
 

B5. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions: __________0____________
 

B6. Final 1997 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: ______454_________
 (Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2001): _____383______
 

B8. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2001 and by August 31, 2002): _______15__________
 

B9. Of the initial 1997 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2002 and by August 31, 2003): ______3________
 

B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): ______401________
 

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1997 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): _____88_______ %
 

Retention Rates
Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2002 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22. For the cohort of all full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall 2002 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2003? ____95______ %
 

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2003. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total men applied  __1,614___
Total women applied  __1,571___

Total men admitted  __483___
Total women admitted  __513___

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled __230___
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled __0___

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled __223___
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled _0____

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

 Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?   Yes: _X__  No: ___
 If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2003 admissions:
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list __625___
Number accepting a place on the waiting list __250__
Number of wait-listed students admitted __34___
Number of wait-listed students who enrolled __33___

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement:   High school diploma is not required.

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students? Recommend

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units	16.0 college prep
English	4.0
Mathematics	3.0	4.0
Science # of lab units	1.0 1.0	3.0
Foreign language	2.0	3.0
Social studies	1.0
History	1.0	2.0
Academic electives	4.0
Other (specify)

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? No

C7.  Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first- year (freshman) admission decisions.
 

	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Academic:
Class rank		X
Essay			X
Recommendations		X
Secondary school record	X
Standardized test scores	X
Nonacademic:
Alumni/ae relation			X
Character/personal qualities	X
Extracurricular activities	X
Geographical residence			X
Interview				X
Minority status			X
Particular talent or ability			X
Religious affiliation/commitment				X
State residency			X
Volunteer work			X
Work experience			X

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams
A. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? YES

	Required
SAT-I
ACT
SAT-I or ACT (no preference)	X
SAT-I or ACT (SAT-I preferred)
SAT-I or ACT (ACT preferred)
SAT-I and SAT-II
SAT-I and SAT-II or ACT
SAT-II	X (writing plus two of applicant's choice)

 Does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling? YES
 Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? NO

B: Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only?  NO

C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: January

 Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: January

D. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students):

All students submit the SAT-II writing test results and two other SAT-II results along with SAT-I or ACT results
 

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2003, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2003 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores

 

Percent submitting SAT scores	76%	Number submitting SAT scores	346
Percent submitting ACT scores	17%	Number submitting ACT scores	79

	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal	650	720
SAT I Math	650	720
SAT Combined	1320	1430
ACT Composite	28	31

 

 

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range

	SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800	44%	46%
600-699	48%	50%
500-599	8%	4%
400-499	0%	0%
300-399	0%	0%
200-299	0%	0%
	100%	100%

	ACT Composite
30-36	47%
24-29	53%
18-23	0%
12-17	0%
6-11	0%
below 6	0%
	100%

 

Average class rank - xxth percentile

Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class	78%
Percent in top fifth of high school graduating class	93%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	95%
Percent in top third of high school graduating class	99%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	100%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	0%

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:  56%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:   Not reported

Admission Policies
C13. Application fee
  Amount of application fee - $40 Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes, by request of secondary school counselor

C14. Application closing date

Application closing date (fall) - January 15

Priority date - None

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent: By April 1

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants:  Must reply by May 1

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?  Yes.   Maximum period of postponement: 1 year

C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation? No

C20. Common Application: Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?  Yes If "yes," are supplemental forms required?   No Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?   Yes
 

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?  Yes  

If "yes," please complete the following: 

First or only early decision plan closing date - December 1 

First or only early decision plan notification date - December 22 

For the Fall 2003 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution -  426 

Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan -  230

Number of students enrolled under early decision plan -  224 
  

C22. Early action: Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?   No

Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students?  Yes
 If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?   Yes

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2003:

 

	Applicants	Admitted applicants	Enrolled applicants
Men	56	5	2
Women	39	1	0
Total	95	6	2

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:  Fall, Winter

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as a an entering freshman?  Yes

 If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?  1 year of collegiate study

 

	Required of all	Recommended for all	Recommended for some	Required for some	Not required
High school transcript	X
College transcript(s)	X
Essay or personal statement	X
Interview		X
Standardized test scores	X
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)	X

D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):   2.000

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:  Provide copy of current college catalog

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students.

 

	Priority date	Closing date	Notification date	Reply date	Rolling admission
Fall		April 1	rolling	2 weeks after acceptance
Winter		November 1	rolling	2 weeks after acceptance
Spring
Summer

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:  Not applicable

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:  C (2.0)
D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 87 semester hours
D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 87 semester hours
D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate’s degree: Not applicable
D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree: Two years full-time enrollment (usually 60 credits)
D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:

Majors (by CIP Code): (see other classes at ir.wlu.edu/)

CIP 2000 CODE	W&L major name	% of last grad class	% of current declared ugrads
5.0104	East Asian Studies	0.6%	0.7%
5.0110	Russian Area Studies	0.4%	0.5%
9.0401	Journalism & Mass Communications	6.3% (5)	6.5% (5)
11.0101	Computer Science	2.5%	1.8%
14.0701	Chemistry-Engineering (including 3-3)	0.4%	0.3%
14.1201	Physics-Engineering (including 3-3)	1.4%	1.0%
16.0101	Romance Languages	0.6%	0.8%
16.0501	German Language	0.0%	0.5%
16.0501	German Literature	0.2%	0.2%
16.0901	French	2.7%	1.8%
16.0905	Spanish	2.7%	2.8%
16.1200	Classics	0.8%	1.4%
23.0101	English	4.3%	6.3%
26.0101	Biology	5.5%	5.1%
27.0101	Mathematics	3.1%	3.1%
30.1301	Medieval & Renaissance Studies	0.2%	0.6%
30.2401	Neuroscience	1.2%	0.9%
30.9999	Combination Law (3-3)    (special application required)	0.0%	0.0%
30.9999	Independent/Interdisciplinary Work	0.4%	0.0%
38.0101	Philosophy	2.9%	3.0%
38.0201	Religion	0.6%	0.6%
40.0501	Chemistry	2.1%	1.8%
40.0601	Geology	2.0%	1.0%
40.0699	Environmental Studies in Geology	0.0%	0.1%
40.0801	Physics	0.2%	0.4%
42.0101	Psychology	2.5%	5.0%
44.0501	Public Policy	1.2%	0.4%
45.0201	Archaeology & Anthropology	0.4%	0.6%
45.0601	Economics	12.9% (1)	9.3% (3)
45.1001	Politics	8.0% (4)	9.6% (2)
45.1101	Sociology & Anthropology	2.3%	2.8%
50.0501	Theater	1.4%	0.8%
50.0702	Studio Art	1.2%	1.1%
50.0703	Art History	1.2%	2.2%
50.0901	Music	0.4%	0.5%
52.0201	Business Administration	10.5% (3)	11.0% (1)
52.0301	Business Administration & Accounting	5.5%	6.4%
54.0101	History	11.5% (2)	8.9% (4)
Total		100%	100%

E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to definitions.

 

NO Accelerated program	YES  Honors program
NO Cooperative (work-study) program	YES Independent study
NO Cross-registration	YES  Internships
NO Distance learning	YES  Liberal arts/career combination
YES Double major	YES  Student-designed major
NO Dual enrollment	YES  Study abroad
NO English as a Second Language	YES Teacher certification program (on exchange)
YES U.S. exchange student program	YES International study agreements
NO External degree program	NO Weekend college
Other (specify):

E2. has been removed from CDS

 

NO   Arts/fine arts	YES  Humanities
YES  Computer literacy	YES  Mathematics
YES  English (including composition)	NO    Philosophy
YES  Foreign languages	YES  Sciences (biological or physical)
NO   History	YES  Social science
Other (describe):	YES  Physical education, including a swimming test

Library Collections

Report the number of holdings. Refer to most recent IPEDS Library Survey, Part D, for corresponding equivalents.

Note:  Totals labelled "IPEDS" are those reported on the IPEDS Library Survey.  Subdivisions of totals and numbers of electronic documents are numbers that are maintained by W&L libraries for internal use that are provided by for additional information.

E4. Books, serial backfiles, and government documents (titles) that are accessible through the library catalog  (sum of lines 27 and 29, column 2) 

Leyburn:     _633,514_ 
additional electronic documents: _1,038_

Law:           _402,766_  - 60,757 titles
additional electronic documents: _95_

Total:         _1,036,280_ (IPEDS)
additional electronic documents: _1,133_

E5. Current serial subscriptions (paper, microform): (sum of lines 30 and 31, column 2)  

Leyburn:     _1,933_
additional electronic subscriptions: _1,295_

Law:        _4,237_
additional electronic subscriptions: _346_

Total:        _6,170_ (IPEDS)
additional electronic subscriptions: _1,641_

E6. Microforms (units) : (line 28, column 2)

Leyburn:     _125,716_

Law:         _867, 646_

Total:        _993,362_ (IPEDS)

E7. Audiovisual materials (units): (line 32, column 2)

Leyburn: _9,918_

Law: _3,186_

Total: _13,104_ (IPEDS)

 

F. STUDENT LIFE F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2003 who fit the following categories

	% FR	% ALL
Percent who are from out of state (exclude internat’l/nonresident aliens)	85%	85%
Percent of men who join fraternities (pledging begins in January)	NA	75%
Percent of women who join sororities (pledging begins in January)	NA	70%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing	100%	63%
Percent who live off campus or commute	0%	37%
Percent of students age 25 and older	0%	0%
Average age of full-time students (as of October 15)	18	20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)	18	20

 

F2. Activities offered. Identify those programs available at your institution.

Choral groups YES	Marching band  NO	Student government YES
Concert band NO	Music ensembles YES	Student newspaper YES
Dance YES	Musical theater NO	Student-run film society YES
Drama/theater YES	Opera NO	Symphony orchestra YES
Jazz band YES	Pep band NO	Television station YES
Literary magazine YES	Radio station YES	Yearbook YES

 

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps)

Army ROTC is offered:

 

On campus  NO

At cooperating institution (name): Virginia Military Institute

Naval ROTC and Air Force ROTC are NOT offered.

F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.

 

Coed dorms  YES	Special housing for disabled students NO
Men’s dorms  NO	Special housing for international students YES
Women’s dorms  NO	Fraternity/sorority housing  YES
Apartments for married students  NO	Cooperative housing    NO
Apartments for single students   YES
Other housing options (specify):	Outing Club House, Spanish House, Chavis House

 

G. ANNUAL EXPENSES

Provide 2004-2005 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.

Check here if your institution's 2003-2004 academic year costs are not available at this time and provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2004-2005 academic year costs will be available:

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board

List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 2004-2005 academic year (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual tuition by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits). A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan. Room and board is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan. Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.) Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).

 

	FIRST-YEAR	UNDERGRADUATES
PRIVATE INSTITUTION tuition:	$25,300	$25,300
PUBLIC INSTITUTION tuition In-district:
In-state (out-of-district):
Out-of-state:
NON-RESIDENT ALIEN tuition:	$25,300	$25,300
REQUIRED FEES:	$460	$460
ROOM AND BOARD: (ave. on-campus)	$6,790	$6,790
ROOM ONLY: (on-campus)	$3,190	$3,190
BOARD ONLY: (on-campus meal plan)	$3,600	$3,600

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition:

All degree-seeking students must carry a full-time load during each fall, winter or spring term (normally 12-12-3, respectively).  Overloads (over 14-14-8, respectively) require special permission but carry no additional charge.

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)? No

G4. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly: Not applicable

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:

 

	Residents	Commuters (living at home)	Commuters (not living at home)	Anticipated 2004-2005 charges
Books and supplies:	$1,500	$1,500	$1,500
Room only:	$3,190
Board only:	$3,600
Transportation:
Other expenses:	$1,590

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges: Not applicable
H. FINANCIAL AID

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. 

Enter total dollar amounts awarded to enrolled full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following categories. (Note: If the data being reported are final figures for the 2002-2003 academic year (see the next item below), use the 2002-2003 academic year's CDS Question B1 cohort.) Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid column. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the entry for "non-need-based scholarship or grant aid" on the last page of the definitions section.)

Indicate academic year for which data are reported:   ________ 2002-2003 final     ____X____ 2003-2004 estimated
 

	Need-based	Non-need-based
	$	$
Scholarships/Grants
Federal	$259,204	$65,250
State (i.e., all states, not only the state in which your institution is located)	$145,290	$362,677
Institutional (endowment, alumni, or other institutional awards) and external funds awarded by the college excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below)	$8,511,671	$2,736,950
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g., Kiwanis, NMSQT) not awarded by the college	$349,707	$201,935
Total Scholarships/Grants:	$9,265,872	$3,366,812
Self-Help
Student loans from all sources	$1,083,800	$2,192,169
Federal Work-Study	$187,324
State and other work-study/employment	$278,400	$95,400
Total Self-Help	$1,549,524	$2,287,569
Parent Loans	$1,550,241	$1,295,758
Tuition waivers	none	none
Athletic awards	none	none

Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid:

H2. List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and received financial aid. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1.  If the data being reported are final figures for the 2002-2003 academic year, use the 2002-2003 academic year's CDS Question B1 cohort.

Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
 

Need-based awards	First-time Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergrad (including freshmen)	Less than  full-time undergrad
a) Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2002 cohort)	454	1,738	0
b) Number of students in line a who were financial aid applicants (include applicants for all types of aid)	207	614
c) Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need	145	510
d) Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid	138	503
e) Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based gift aid	108	383
f) Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid	54	229
g) Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based gift aid	51	138
h) Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans and private alternative loans).	130	487
i) On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans and private alternative loans).	99%	99%
j) The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans and private alternative loans.)	$21,983	$20,923
k) Average need-based gift award of those in line d who were awarded a need-based gift award.	$16,969	$17,829
l) Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans) of those in line d who were awarded need-based self-help.	$3,601	$4,993
m) Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans) of those in line d who were awarded a need-based loan.	$2,931	$4,307
H2A. Number of enrolled student receiving non-need-based grants and Scholarships: list the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who were awarded non-need-based gift aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need who were awarded non-need-based aid (exclude those receiving athletic awards and tuition benefits)	107	385
o) Average award to students in line (n)	$6,557	$8,663
p) Number of students in line a who were awarded a non-need-based athletic award	NA	NA
q) Average non-need-based athletic award to those in line (p)	NA	NA

H3. Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?

___ Federal methodology (FM)
___ Institutional methodology (IM)
_X_ Both FM and IM

H4. Percent of the 2003 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003 and borrowed at any time through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.

 ____38%______

H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4; do not include money borrowed at other institutions: $___14,592__

Aid to Undergraduate International Students

H6. Indicate your institution’s policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate international (nonresident alien) students:

XXX	College-administered need-based financial aid is available for undergraduate international students
XXX	College-administered non-need-based financial aid is available for undergraduate international students
	College-administered financial aid is not available for undergraduate international students

If college-administered financial aid is available for undergraduate international students, provide the number of undergraduate international students who were awarded need- or non-need-based aid: __64____

Average dollar amount awarded to undergraduate international students: $ __25,880____________

Total dollar amount of financial aid from all sources awarded to all undergraduate international students:
$ ___1,656,299___________

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

H7. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:
 

XXX	FAFSA
	Institution’s own financial aid form
XXX	CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
	State aid form
XXX	Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent’s Statement
XXX	Business/Farm Supplement
	Other: _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

H8. Check off all financial aid forms international (nonresident alien) first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
 

XXX	Institution’s own financial aid form
	CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
XXX	Foreign Student’s Financial Aid Application
XXX	Foreign Student’s Certification of Finances
	Other: _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:___Feb 1________
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: _____________
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis): ___________

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Students notified on or about (date): ____April 3_________
Students notified on a rolling basis: yes/no
If yes, starting date:

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date): _____May 1_________ or within _______ weeks of notification.
 

Types of Aid Available

Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:

H12. Loans
 

	FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
	Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
	Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
	Direct PLUS Loans
	FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)
XXX	FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
XXX	FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
XXX	FFEL PLUS Loans
XXX	Federal Perkins Loans
	Federal Nursing Loans
	State Loans
XXX	College/university loans from institutional funds
	Other (specify):

H13. Scholarships and Grants
 

	Need-based:
XXX	Federal Pell
XXX	SEOG
XXX	State scholarships/grants
XXX	Private scholarships
XXX	College/university gift aid from institutional funds
	United Negro College Fund
	Federal Nursing Scholarship
	Other (specify):

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.
 

Non-need	Need-based		Non-need	Need-based
XXX	XXX	Academics			Leadership
		Alumni affiliation			Minority status
		Art			Music/drama
		Athletics			Religious affiliation
		Job skills			State/district residency
		ROTC

I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE

I-1. Please report number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2003.

The following definition of instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey. Instructional Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. Institutions are asked to EXCLUDE:
(a) instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine
(b) administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian, registrar, coach, and the like, even though they may devote part of their time to classroom instruction and may have faculty status,
(c) undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses, but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like
(d) faculty on leave without pay, and
(e) replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave.

Full-time: faculty employed on a full-time basis
Part-time: faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four-month sessions. Also includes adjuncts and part-time instructors.
Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaskan native; Asian or Pacific Islander; or Hispanic.
Doctorate: includes Ph.D., Ed.D in education, DMA in musical arts, DBA in business administration, D. Eng or DES in engineering.
First-professional: includes the fields of dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), law (JD) and theological professions (MDiv, MHL).

Terminal degree: the highest degree in a field: example, M. Arch (architecture) and MFA (master of fine arts).

Instructional faculty members	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total number of instructional faculty	206	3	209
Total number who are members of minority groups	9	0	9
Total number who are women	55	1	56
Total number who are men	151	2	153
Total number who are non-resident aliens (international)	4	0	4
Total number with doctorate, first professional,  or other terminal degree	193	0	193
Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s	12	2	14
Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s	1	1	2
Total number whose highest degree is Ph.D.	189	0	189

I-2. Student to Faculty Ratio

Report the Fall 2003 ratio of full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent instructional faculty (full time plus 1/3 part time). In the ratio calculations, exclude both faculty and students in stand-alone graduate or professional programs such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate level students. Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.

Fall 2003 Student to Faculty ratio:  ___10.1____ to 1.

I-3. Undergraduate Class Size

In the table below, please use the following definitions to report information about the size of classes and class sections offered in the Fall 2003 term.

Class Sections:  A class section is an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and number, meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or similar setting, and not a subsection such as a laboratory or discussion session. Undergraduate class sections are defined as any sections in which at least one degree-seeking undergraduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes and noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in independent study, co-operative programs, internships, foreign language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all students in one-on-one classes. Each class section should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of course catalog cross-listings.

Class Subsections:  A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory, recitation, and discussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and are scheduled to meet separately from the lecture portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any subsections of courses in which degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled for credit. As above, exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Each class subsection should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of cross-listings.

Using the above definitions, please report for each of the following class-size intervals the number of class sections and class subsections offered in Fall 2003. For example, a lecture class with 800 students who met at another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students should be counted once in the “100+” column in the class section column and 40 times under the “20-29” column of the class subsections table.

Average Class Section Size, Fall 2003: __15__

Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled.
 

Undergraduate Class Size, Fall 2003

	2-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	100+	Total
CLASS SECTIONS	123	187	129	17	5	1	1	463
CLASS SUB- SECTIONS	16	13	10	2	0	0	0	41
Combined Percentage	28%	40%	28%	4%	1%	0%	0%	100%

 
 

Undergraduate Class Size, Fall 2003

	2-25	26-50	51-100	101+	Total
CLASS SECTIONS	404	56	2	1	463
CLASS SUB- SECTIONS	38	3	0	0	41
Combined Percentage	88%	12%	0%	0%	100%

  

Undergraduate Class Size, 2003-04 Academic Year

	2-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	100+	Total
CLASS SECTIONS	364	444	287	43	10	9	1	1158
Percentage	31%	38%	25%	4%	1%	1%	0%	100%

 

J.  DEGREES CONFERRED

Degrees conferred between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003

Reference: IPEDS Completions, Part A

Majors (by CIP Code): (see other classes at ir.wlu.edu/)

CIP 2000 CODE	W&L major name	% of last grad class	% of current declared ugrads	CIP 1990 code
5.0104	East Asian Studies	0.6%	0.7%	5.0104
5.0110	Russian Area Studies	0.4%	0.5%	5.0110
9.0401	Journalism & Mass Communications	6.3% (5)	6.5% (5)	9.0401
11.0101	Computer Science	2.5%	1.8%	11.0101
14.0701	Chemistry-Engineering (including 3-3)	0.4%	0.3%	14.0701
14.1201	Physics-Engineering (including 3-3)	1.4%	1.0%	14.1201
16.0101	Romance Languages	0.6%	0.8%	16.0101
16.0501	German Language	0.0%	0.5%	16.0501
16.0501	German Literature	0.2%	0.2%	16.0501
16.0901	French	2.7%	1.8%	16.0901
16.0905	Spanish	2.7%	2.8%	16.0905
16.1200	Classics	0.8%	1.4%	16.1201
23.0101	English	4.3%	6.3%	23.0101
26.0101	Biology	5.5%	5.1%	26.0101
27.0101	Mathematics	3.1%	3.1%	27.0101
30.1301	Medieval & Renaissance Studies	0.2%	0.6%	30.1301
30.2401	Neuroscience	1.2%	0.9%	26.0608
30.9999	Combination Law (3-3)    (special application required)	0.0%	0.0%	30.9999
30.9999	Independent/Interdisciplinary Work	0.4%	0.0%	30.9999
38.0101	Philosophy	2.9%	3.0%	38.0101
38.0201	Religion	0.6%	0.6%	38.0201
40.0501	Chemistry	2.1%	1.8%	40.0501
40.0601	Geology	2.0%	1.0%	40.0601
40.0699	Environmental Studies in Geology	0.0%	0.1%	40.0699
40.0801	Physics	0.2%	0.4%	40.0801
42.0101	Psychology	2.5%	5.0%	42.0101
44.0501	Public Policy	1.2%	0.4%	44.0501
45.0201	Archaeology & Anthropology	0.4%	0.6%	45.0201
45.0601	Economics	12.9% (1)	9.3% (3)	45.0601
45.1001	Politics	8.0% (4)	9.6% (2)	45.1001
45.1101	Sociology & Anthropology	2.3%	2.8%	45.1101
50.0501	Theater	1.4%	0.8%	50.0501
50.0702	Studio Art	1.2%	1.1%	50.0702
50.0703	Art History	1.2%	2.2%	50.0703
50.0901	Music	0.4%	0.5%	50.0901
52.0201	Business Administration	10.5% (3)	11.0% (1)	52.0201
52.0301	Business Administration & Accounting	5.5%	6.4%	52.0301
54.0101	History	11.5% (2)	8.9% (4)	45.0801
Total		100%	100%

Common Data Set Definitions
Note: Items preceded by an asterisk (*) represent definitions agreed to among publishers which do not appear on the CDS document but may be present on individual publisher’s surveys.

*Academic advisement: plan under which each student is assigned to a faculty member or a trained adviser, who, through regular meetings, helps the student plan and implement immediate and long-term academic and vocational goals.
Accelerated program: Completion of a college program of study in fewer than the usual number of years, most often by attending summer sessions and carrying extra courses during the regular academic term.
Admitted student: Applicant who is offered admission to a degree-granting program at your institution.
*Adult student services: admission assistance, support, orientation, and other services expressly for adults who have started college for the first time, or who are re-entering after a lapse of a few years.
American Indian or Alaska native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
Applicant (first-time, first year): An individual who has fulfilled the institution’s requirements to be considered for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has been notified of one of the following actio ns: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).
Application fee: That amount of money that an institution charges for processing a student’s application for acceptance. This amount is not creditable toward tuition and required fees, nor is it refundable if the student is not admitted to the institution.
Asian or Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or Pacific Islands. This includes people from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, American Samoa, India, and Vietnam.
Associate’s degree: An award that normally requires at least two but less than four years of full-time equivalent college work.
Bachelor’s degree: An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education) that normally requires at least four years but not more than five years of full-time equivalent college-level wor k. This includes ALL bachelor’s degrees conferred in a five-year cooperative (work-study plan) program. A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine act ual work experience with their college studies. Also, it includes bachelor’s degrees in which the normal four years of work are completed in three years.
Black, non-Hispanic: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin).
Board (charges): Assume average cost for 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan.
Books and supplies (costs): Average cost of books and supplies. Do not include unusual costs for special groups of students (e.g., engineering or art majors), unless they constitute the majority of students at your institution.
Calendar system: The method by which an institution structures most of its courses for the academic year.
*Career and placement services: A range of services, including (often) the following: coordination of visits of employers to campus; aptitude and vocational testing; interest inventories, personal counseling; help in resume writing, interviewing, launching the job search; listings for those desiring students employment and those seeking permanent positions; establishment of a permanent reference folder; career resource materials
Carnegie units: One year of study or the equivalent in a secondary school subject.
Certificate: See Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma.