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Table of Contents
A. General Information
B. Enrollment and Persistence
C. First-time, First-year (Freshman) Admission
D. Transfer Admission
E. Academic Offerings and Policies
F. Student Life
G. Annual Expenses
H. Financial Aid
I. Instructional Faculty and Class Size
J. Degrees Conferred
CDS Definitions
A. GENERAL INFORMATION
A1. Address Information
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/
A2. Source of institutional control (check one only)
A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:
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
A4. Academic year calendar
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.)

B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE

B1. Institutional Enrollment—Men and Women Provide numbers of students reported on IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 2003 as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2004. Refer to IPEDS EF-1 Part A or IPEDS EF-2 Part A (undergraduates only) survey.
 
FULL-TIME
PART-TIME
 
Men
(IPEDS col. 15)
Women
(IPEDS col. 16)
IPEDS
line
Men
(IPEDS col. 15)
Women
(IPEDS col. 16)
IPEDS
line
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen

235

225

line 1     line 15
Other first-year, degree-seeking 0 0 line 2     line 16
All other degree-seeking 659 635 lines 3-6     lines 17-20
Total degree-seeking 894 860        
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses

1

1 line 7 0 4 line 21
Total undergraduates 895 861 line 8 0 4 line 22
First-professional            
First-time, first-professional students 72 56 line 9 0 0 line 23
All other first-professionals 154 117 line 10 0 0 line 24
Total first-professional 226 173   0 0  
Graduate            
Degree-seeking, first-time 0 0 line 11 0 0 line 25
All other degree-seeking 4 2 line 12 0 0 line 26
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses 0 0 line 13 1 0 line 27
Total graduate 4 2   1 0  

Total all undergraduates (IPEDS sum of lines 8 and 22, cols. 15 and 16): _____1760_____
Total all graduate and professional students (IPEDS sum of lines 14 and 28, cols. 15 and 16): _____406_______
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS (IPEDS line 29, sum of cols. 15 and 16): ____2166______
 

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category.  Provide numbers of degree-seeking undergraduate students reported on IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 2004 as of the institution’s official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2004. 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 11 68 71
Black, non-Hispanic 15 71 71
American Indian or Alaskan Native 3 5 5
Asian or Pacific Islander  23 57 57
Hispanic 7 17 17
White, non-Hispanic 399 1529 1532
Multiracial or unknown  2 7 7
Total  460 1754 1760

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004 

Bachelor's degrees :  396     First professional: 122     Master of Laws:   5

 
Graduation Rates

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 2004 Web-based survey. Please provide data for fall 1998 cohort if available. Include summer graduates.

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 1998. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1998.

B4. Initial 1998 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: ________454_________
 

B5. Of the initial 1998 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: ___________3___________
 

B6. Final 1998 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: _____451__________
 (Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2002): _____392______
 

B8. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2002 and by August 31, 2003): ________10_________
 

B9. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2003 and by August 31, 2004): _______2_______
 

B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): _____404_________
 

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1998 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): _____90_______ %
 

Retention Rates
Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2003 (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 2003 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2004? ____94______ %
 

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

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 2004. 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  __1,854___
Total women applied  __1,795___

Total men admitted  __510___
Total women admitted  __568___

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled __235___
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled __225___

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled __0___
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 2004 admissions:
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list __709___
Number accepting a place on the waiting list __299__
Number of wait-listed students admitted __25___
Number of wait-listed students who enrolled __25___

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

Note:  The SAT I is now called the SAT Reasoning Test or the SAT; SAT II Tests are now called SAT Subject Tests.  As of March 2005 the SAT Reasoning Test will include a mandatory writing component; the SAT Subject Test in Writing will not be administered after January 2005.  The ACT will have an optional writing component as of February 2005.

A. Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? YES
Required
SAT Reasoning Test only
ACT only
SAT Reasoning Test or ACT (no preference)
X
SAT Reasoning Test and SAT Subject Tests
SAT Reasoning Test and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only
X
(two of candidate's choice)

B: If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
ACT with Writing component required

X

ACT without Writing component accepted

 

ACT with or without Writing component accepted

 

C: If your institution will make use of the new SAT Reasoning Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
New SAT Reasoning Test required

X

New SAT Reasoning Test or the "old" SAT I (administered prior to March 2005 and without a writing component) accepted

 

D: In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
 

Yes

No

Placement?

 

X

Counseling?

X

 

E: Does your institution use the SAT Reasoning Test or SAT Subject Tests or the ACT for Placement only?   No

F: Latest date by which SAT Reasoning Test or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: January

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

 

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2004, 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 2004 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

81%

Number submitting SAT scores

374

Percent submitting ACT scores

15%

Number submitting ACT scores 

71

  25th percentile 75th percentile
SAT I Verbal 660 730
SAT I Math 660 720
SAT Combined 1330 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 43% 48%
600-699 54% 49%
500-599 3% 3%
400-499 0% 0%
300-399 0% 0%
200-299 0% 0%
  100% 100%

  ACT Composite
30-36 51%
24-29 49%
18-23 0%
12-17 0%
  6-11 0%
below 6 0%
  100%

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).
 
Average class rank - xxth percentile
Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class 86%
Percent in top fifth of high school graduating class 97%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 99%
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:  58%
C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale):   Not reported

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
C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?   No

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 early decision plan closing date - November 15 

First early decision plan notification date - December 22 

Second early decision plan closing date - January 3
Second early decision plan notification date - February 1 


For the Fall 2004 entering class:

 

Number of early decision applications received by your institution -  403 

Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan -  194

Number of students enrolled under early decision plan -  188 
  

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

D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

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 2004:

 
  Applicants Admitted applicants Enrolled applicants
Men 37 3 2
Women 44 7 2
Total 81 10 4
Application for Admission

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
D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
 
  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
       
D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale): Not applicable

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          
D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?   Not applicable

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:

E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND 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 0.8% 0.4%
5.0110 Russian Area Studies 0.2% 0.8%
9.0401 Journalism & Mass Communications 4.5% 7.1%
11.0101  Computer Science  1.8% 1.6%
14.0701  Chemistry-Engineering (including 3-3)  0.4% 0.4%
14.1201  Physics-Engineering (including 3-3)  0.4% 1.4%
16.0101  Romance Languages  1.0% 0.6%
16.0501  German Language  0.6% 0.3%
16.0501  German Literature 0.2% 0.2%
16.0901  French  2.3% 1.0%
16.0905  Spanish  3.1% 2.1%
16.1200 Classics  1.4% 1.2%
23.0101  English  7.0% 6.1%
26.0101  Biology  6.1% 4.6%
26.0202 Biochemistry NA 1.2%
27.0101  Mathematics  3.3% 2.1%
30.1301 Medieval & Renaissance Studies  0.6% 0.1%
30.2401 Neuroscience  0.8% 1.2%
30.9999  Combination Law (3-3) 
  (special application required) 
0.0% 0.0%
30.9999 Independent/Interdisciplinary Work  0.0% 0.0%
38.0101  Philosophy  3.9% 2.4%
38.0201 Religion 0.6% 1.3%
40.0501  Chemistry  1.8% 1.6%
40.0601  Geology  0.4% 1.6%
40.0699 Environmental Studies in Geology 0.2% 0.2%
40.0801  Physics  0.2% 0.7%
42.0101 Psychology  6.1% 4.7%
44.0501  Public Policy  0.4% 0.4%
45.0201  Archaeology & Anthropology 0.6% 0.9%
45.0601 Economics  9.0% 10.1%
45.1001  Politics  10.5% 9.3%
45.1101  Sociology & Anthropology  2.0% 3.5%
50.0501  Theater  0.4% 0.9%
50.0702  Studio Art  0.8% 1.5%
50.0703  Art History  1.8% 2.9%
50.0901  Music  0.4% 0.8%
52.0201  Business Administration  9.6% 10.4%
52.0301 Business Administration & Accounting 5.3% 6.8%
54.0101 History  10.9% 7.9%
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

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation.
        (See General Education requirements.)
 
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:     _658,729_ 

Law:           _248,596_

Total:         _907,325_ (IPEDS)

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

Leyburn:     _3,913_

Law:        _4,114_

Total:        _8,027_ (IPEDS)

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

Leyburn:     _126,471_

Law:         _898,496_

Total:        _1,024,212_ (IPEDS)

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

Leyburn: _12,347_

Law: _3,732_

Total: _16, 079_ (IPEDS)

 

F. STUDENT LIFE
F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2004 who fit the following categories
% FR % ALL
Percent who are from out of state (exclude internat’l/nonresident aliens) 83% 85%
Percent of men who join fraternities (pledging begins in January) NA 79%
Percent of women who join sororities (pledging begins in January) NA 74%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing 100% 61%
Percent who live off campus or commute 0% 39%
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 2005-2006 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.

(X) Check here if your institution's 2005-2006 academic year costs are not available at this time and provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2005-2006 academic year costs will be available: March 1, 2005

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 2005-2006 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:

$27,960

$27,960

PUBLIC INSTITUTION tuition In-district:    
In-state (out-of-district):    
Out-of-state:    
NON-RESIDENT ALIEN tuition:

$27,960

$27,960

     
REQUIRED FEES: $675

$675

     
ROOM AND BOARD: (ave. on-campus) $7,225 $7,225
ROOM ONLY: (on-campus) $3,425 $3,425
BOARD ONLY: (on-campus meal plan) $3,800 $3,800
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)
Books and supplies: $1,500 $1,500 $1,500
Room only: $3,425    
Board only: $3,800    
Transportation:      
Other expenses: $1,630  
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 2003-2004 academic year (see the next item below), use the 2003-2004 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:   ____X____ 2003-2004 final     ________ 2004-2005 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 2003-2004 academic year, use the 2003-2004 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 2003 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 2004 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004 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 2004.

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 215 2 217
Total number who are members of minority groups 14 0 14
Total number who are women 64 1 65
Total number who are men 151 1 152
Total number who are non-resident aliens (international) 7 0 7
Total number with doctorate, first professional,  or other terminal degree 202 0 202
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 0 1
Total number whose highest degree is Ph.D. 197 0 197
Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students 35 0 35

I-2. Student to Faculty Ratio

Report the Fall 2004 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 2004 Student to Faculty ratio:  ___9.7____ to 1.   (Based on   ___1757___   students and   ___181___   faculty).

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 2004 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 2004. 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 2004: __16__

Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled.
 
Undergraduate Class Size, Fall 2004
2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total
CLASS SECTIONS 122 183 135 18 0 4 0 462
               
CLASS SUB- SECTIONS 15 8 13 1 0 0 0 37
               
Combined Percentage 27% 38% 30% 4% 0 1% 0 100%

 
 
Undergraduate Class Size, Fall 2004
2-25 26-50 51-100 101+ Total
CLASS SECTIONS  410 48 4 0 462
         
CLASS SUB- SECTIONS  35 2 0 0 37
         
Combined Percentage  89% 10% 1% 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, 2003 and June 30, 2004

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 0.8% 0.4% 5.0104
5.0110 Russian Area Studies 0.2% 0.8% 5.0110
9.0401 Journalism & Mass Communications 4.5% 7.1% 9.0401
11.0101  Computer Science  1.8% 1.6% 11.0101 
14.0701  Chemistry-Engineering (including 3-3)  0.4% 0.4% 14.0701 
14.1201  Physics-Engineering (including 3-3)  0.4% 1.4% 14.1201 
16.0101  Romance Languages  1.0% 0.6% 16.0101 
16.0501  German Language  0.6% 0.3% 16.0501 
16.0501  German Literature 0.2% 0.2% 16.0501 
16.0901  French  2.3% 1.0% 16.0901 
16.0905  Spanish  3.1% 2.1% 16.0905 
16.1200 Classics  1.4% 1.2% 16.1201
23.0101  English  7.0% 6.1% 23.0101 
26.0101  Biology  6.1% 4.6% 26.0101 
26.0202 Biochemistry NA 1.2% 26.0202
27.0101  Mathematics  3.3% 2.1% 27.0101 
30.1301 Medieval & Renaissance Studies  0.6% 0.1% 30.1301
30.2401 Neuroscience  0.8% 1.2% 26.0608
30.9999  Combination Law (3-3) 
  (special application required) 
0.0% 0.0% 30.9999 
30.9999 Independent/Interdisciplinary Work  0.0% 0.0% 30.9999
38.0101  Philosophy  3.9% 2.4% 38.0101 
38.0201 Religion 0.6% 1.3% 38.0201
40.0501  Chemistry  1.8% 1.6% 40.0501 
40.0601  Geology  0.4% 1.6% 40.0601 
40.0699 Environmental Studies in Geology 0.2% 0.2% 40.0699
40.0801  Physics  0.2% 0.7% 40.0801 
42.0101 Psychology  6.1% 4.7% 42.0101
44.0501  Public Policy  0.4% 0.4% 44.0501 
45.0201  Archaeology & Anthropology 0.6% 0.9% 45.0201 
45.0601 Economics  9.0% 10.1% 45.0601
45.1001  Politics  10.5% 9.3% 45.1001 
45.1101  Sociology & Anthropology  2.0% 3.5% 45.1101 
50.0501  Theater  0.4% 0.9% 50.0501 
50.0702  Studio Art  0.8% 1.5% 50.0702 
50.0703  Art History  1.8% 2.9% 50.0703 
50.0901  Music  0.4% 0.8% 50.0901