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Washington and Lee University
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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

204 West Washington Street

Lexington VA 24450-2116

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: http://admissions.wlu.edu/news/page/normal/1062.html

A2. Source of institutional control (check one only)

Private (nonprofit)

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:

Coeducational college

Carnegie classifications:

Basic: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Size and Setting: Small four-year, highly residential
Enrollment Profile: High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile: Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program: Arts & sciences plus professions, no graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program: Postbaccalaureate professional

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 for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2007.
B1		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME
B1		Men	Women	Men	Women
B1	Undergraduates
B1	Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	231	232	0	0
B1	Other first-year, degree-seeking			0	0
B1	All other degree-seeking	662	649	0	0
B1	Total degree-seeking	893	881	0	0
B1	All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	1	0	1	2
B1	Total undergraduates	894	881	1	2
B1	First-Professional
B1	First-time, first-professional students	73	42	0	0
B1	All other first-professionals	172	111	0	0
B1	Total first-professional	245	153	0	0
B1	Graduate
B1	Degree-seeking, first-time	2	3	0	0
B1	All other degree-seeking	0	0	0	0
B1	All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	0	0	0	0
B1	Total graduate	2	3	0	0
B1	Total all undergraduates				1,778
B1	Total all graduate and professional students				403
B1	GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS				2,181

B2	Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category. Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2007. Include international students only in the category "Nonresident aliens." Complete the "Total Undergraduates" column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.
B2			Degree-Seeking First-Time First Year	Degree-Seeking Undergraduates (include first-time first-year)	Total Undergraduates (both degree- and non-degree-seeking)
B2	Nonresident aliens		21	70	73
B2	Black, non-Hispanic		15	64	64
B2	American Indian or Alaska Native		1	6	6
B2	Asian or Pacific Islander		19	67	68
B2	Hispanic		11	31	31
B2	White, non-Hispanic		388	1,515	1,515
B2	Race/ethnicity unknown		8	21	21
B2	TOTAL		463	1,774	1,778

	Persistence
B3	Number of degrees awarded from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007
B3	Certificate/diploma	0
B3	Associate degrees	0
B3	Bachelor's degrees	425
B3	Postbachelor's certificates	0
B3	Master's degrees	4
B3	Post-Master's certificates	0
B3	Doctoral degrees	0
B3	First professional degrees	74
B3	First professional certificates	0

	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 2007 Web-based survey.

	For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs

	Please provide data for the fall 2001 cohort if available. If fall 2001 cohort data are not available, provide data for the fall 2000 cohort.

	Fall 2001 Cohort
	Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2001. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 2001.
B4	Initial 2001 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:				487
B5	Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:				0
B6	Final 2001 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: (subtract question B5 from question B4)				487
B7	Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2005):				426
B8	Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2005 and by August 31, 2006):				5
B9	Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2006 and by August 31, 2007):				0
B10	Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):				431
B11	Six-year graduation rate for 2001 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):				89%

	Fall 2000 Cohort
	Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2000. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 2000.
B4	Initial 2000 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:				451
B5	Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:				3
B6	Final 2000 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: (subtract question B5 from question B4)				448
B7	Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2004):				377
B8	Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2004 and by August 31, 2005):				8
B9	Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2005 and by August 31, 2006):				1
B10	Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):				386
B11	Six-year graduation rate for 2000 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):				86%

	Retention Rates
	Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2006 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the 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 2006 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2007?				95%

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

	Applications
C1	First-time, first-year, (freshmen) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2007. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) 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.
C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied			1837
C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied			1882

C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted			498
C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted			520

C1	Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled			230
C1	Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled			0

C1	Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled			232
C1	Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled			0

C2	Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)
				Yes	No
C2	Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?			x
C2	If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2007 admissions:
C2	Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on waiting list			872
C2	Number accepting a place on the waiting list			282
C2	Number of wait-listed students admitted			31
C2	Is your waiting list ranked?			NO
C2	If yes, do you release that information to students?			n/a
C2	Do you release that information to school counselors?			n/a

	Admission Requirements
C3	High school completion requirement
C3	High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
C3	High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
C3	High school diploma or equivalent is not required		x

C4	Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?
C4	Require
C4	Recommend		x
C4	Neither require nor 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.
C5		Units Required	Units Recommended
C5	Total academic units	16
C5	English	4
C5	Mathematics	4	4
C5	Science	1	3
C5	Of these, units that must be lab	1
C5	Foreign language	3	4
C5	Social studies	1
C5	History	1	2
C5	Academic electives	4
C5	Computer Science	0
C5	Visual/Performing Arts	0
C5	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? If so, check which applies: NO
C6	Open admission policy as described above for all students			n/a
C6	Open admission policy as described above for most students, but--			n/a
C6	selective admission for out-of-state students			n/a
C6	selective admission to some programs			n/a
C6	other (explain)			n/a


C7	Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
C7		Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
C7	Academic
C7	Rigor of secondary school record	x
C7	Class rank	x
C7	Academic GPA	x
C7	Standardized test scores	x
C7	Application Essay			x
C7	Recommendation(s)		x
C7	Nonacademic
C7	Interview		x
C7	Extracurricular activities	x
C7	Talent/ability			x
C7	Character/personal qualities	x
C7	First generation			x
C7	Alumni/ae relation			x
C7	Geographical residence			x
C7	State residency			x
C7	Religious affiliation/commitment				x
C7	Racial/ethnic status			x
C7	Volunteer work			x
C7	Work experience			x
C7	Level of applicant’s interest			x

	SAT and ACT Policies
C8	Entrance exams
				Yes	No
C8A	Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?			x
C8A	If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for Fall 2009.
C8A		ADMISSION
C8A		Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Consider if Submitted	Not Used
C8A	SAT or ACT	x
C8A	ACT only
C8A	SAT only
C8A	SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
C8A	SAT Subject Tests only	x

C8B	If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2009, please indicate which ONE of the following applies: (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):
C8B	ACT with Writing Component required			x
C8B	ACT with Writing component recommended
C8B	ACT with or without Writing component accepted

C8C	Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component; check all that apply:
C8C	For admission
C8C	For placement
C8C	For advising
C8C	In place of an application essay
C8C	As a validity check on the application essay
C8C	No college policy as of now
C8C	Not using essay component

C8D	In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?
C8D		Yes


C8E	Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission			January
C8E	Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission			January

C8F	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):
C8F	All students submit the SAT-II writing test results and two other SAT-II results along with SAT-I or ACT results.

C8G	Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):
C8G	SAT	x
C8G	ACT	x
C8G	SAT Subject Tests
C8G	AP
C8G	CLEP
C8G	Institutional Exam
C8G	State Exam (specify):

	Freshman Profile
	Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2007, 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 2007 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

C9	Percent submitting SAT scores	69%	Number submitting SAT scores		313
C9	Percent submitting ACT scores	31%	Number submitting ACT scores		139

C9		25th Percentile	75th Percentile
C9	SAT Critical Reading	660	740
C9	SAT Math	650	720
	SAT Writing	650	730
	SAT Essay
C9	ACT Composite	28	31
C9	ACT Math
C9	ACT English
C9	ACT Writing

C9	Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
C9		SAT Critical Reading	SAT Math	SAT Writing
C9	700-800	55.20%	43.10%	47.25%
C9	600-699	41.20%	52.70%	49.50%
C9	500-599	3.60%	4.20%	3.20%
C9	400-499
C9	300-399
C9	200-299
	Totals should = 100%	100.00%	100.00%	99.95%
C9		ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
C9	30-36	51.80%	56.80%	41.00%
C9	24-29	48.20%	42.40%	57.60%
C9	18-23		0.80%	1.40%
C9	12-17
C9	6-11
C9	Below 6
	Totals should = 100%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
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).
C10	Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class			80%
C10	Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class			96%
C10	Percent in top half of high school graduating class			100%	Top half +