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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


A. General Information

A0	Respondent Information (Not for Publication)
A0	Name:		Jamie Redwine
A0	Title:		Institutional Research Associate
A0	Office:		204 Early-Fielding
A0	Mailing Address:		204 W. Washington Street
A0	City/State/Zip/Country:		Lexington, VA 24450, USA
A0	Phone:		(540) 458-8184
A0	Fax:		(540) 458-8397
A0	E-mail Address:		jredwine@wlu.edu
A0	Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Web site?			Yes	No
				x
A0	If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:
	http://ir.wlu.edu/cds/

A0A	We invite you to indicate if there are items on the CDS for which you cannot use the requested analytic convention, cannot provide data for the cohort requested, whose methodology is unclear, or about which you have questions or comments in general. This information will not be published but will help the publishers further refine CDS items.


A1	Address Information
A1	Name of College/University:	Washington and Lee University
A1	Mailing Address:	204 W. Washington Street
A1	City/State/Zip/Country:	Lexington, VA 24450
A1	Street Address (if different):
A1	City/State/Zip/Country:
A1	Main Phone Number:	(540) 458-8400
A1	WWW Home Page Address:	www.wlu.edu
A1	Admissions Phone Number:	(540) 458-8710
A1	Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:
A1	Admissions Office Mailing Address:	204 W. Washington Street
A1	City/State/Zip/Country:	Lexington, VA 24450
A1	Admissions Fax Number:	(540) 458-8062
A1	Admissions E-mail Address:	admissions@wlu.edu
A1	If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify: ______________	http://www.wlu.edu/x19502.xml
A1	If you have a mailing address other than the above to which applications should be sent, please provide:

A2	Source of institutional control (Check only one):
A2	Public
A2	Private (nonprofit)	x
A2	Proprietary

A3	Classify your undergraduate institution:
A3	Coeducational college	x
A3	Men's college
A3	Women's college

A4	Academic year calendar:
A4	Semester
A4	Quarter
A4	Trimester
A4	4-1-4
A4	Continuous
A4	Differs by program (describe):

A4	Other (describe):	x
	4/4/2002

A5	Degrees offered by your institution:
A5	Certificate
A5	Diploma
A5	Associate
A5	Transfer Associate
A5	Terminal Associate
A5	Bachelor's	x
A5	Postbachelor's certificate
A5	Master's	x
A5	Post-master's certificate
A5	Doctoral
A5	First professional	x
A5	First professional certificate


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, 2008.
B1		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME
B1		Men	Women	Men	Women
B1	Undergraduates
B1	Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	230	224	0	0
B1	Other first-year, degree-seeking	0	0	0	0
B1	All other degree-seeking	650	645	0	0
B1	Total degree-seeking	880	869	0	0
B1	All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	0	0	1	2
B1	Total undergraduates	880	869	1	2
B1	First-Professional
B1	First-time, first-professional students	75	53	0	0
B1	All other first-professionals	168	98	0	0
B1	Total first-professional	243	151	0	0
B1	Graduate
B1	Degree-seeking, first-time	1	4	0	0
B1	All other degree-seeking	0	0	0	0
B1	All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	0	4	0	0
B1	Total graduate	1	8	0	0
B1	Total all undergraduates				1,752
B1	Total all graduate and professional students				403
B1	GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS				2,155

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, 2008. 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		16	73	75
B2	Black, non-Hispanic		15	66	66
B2	American Indian or Alaska Native		2	5	5
B2	Asian or Pacific Islander		12	58	58
B2	Hispanic		8	30	30
B2	White, non-Hispanic		399	1,496	1,497
B2	Race/ethnicity unknown		2	21	21
B2	TOTAL		454	1,749	1,752

	Persistence
B3	Number of degrees awarded from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008
B3	Certificate/diploma	0
B3	Associate degrees	0
B3	Bachelor's degrees	449
B3	Postbachelor's certificates	0
B3	Master's degrees	5
B3	Post-Master's certificates	0
B3	Doctoral degrees	0
B3	First professional degrees	141
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 2008 Web-based survey.

	For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs

	Please provide data for the fall 2002 cohort if available. If fall 2002 cohort data are not available, provide data for the fall 2001 cohort.

	Fall 2002 Cohort
	Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2002. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 2002.
B4	Initial 2002 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students:				456
B5	Of the initial 2002 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:
B6	Final 2002 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: (subtract question B5 from question B4)				456
B7	Of the initial 2002 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2006):				406
B8	Of the initial 2002 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2006 and by August 31, 2007):				2
B9	Of the initial 2002 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2007 and by August 31, 2008):
B10	Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):				408
B11	Six-year graduation rate for 2002 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):				90%

	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:
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):				6
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):
B10	Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):				432
B11	Six-year graduation rate for 2001 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):				89%

	For Two-Year Institutions

	Please provide data for the 2005 cohort if available. If 2005 cohort data are not available, provide data for the 2004 cohort.

	2005 Cohort
B12	Initial 2005 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:
B13	Of the initial 2005 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:
B14	Final 2005 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions (Subtract question B13 from question B12):				0
B15	Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total):
B16	Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:
B17	Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total):
B18	Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time:
B19	Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions:
B20	Total transfers to two-year institutions:
B21	Total transfers to four-year institutions:

	2004 Cohort
B12	Initial 2004 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:
B13	Of the initial 2004 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:
B14	Final 2004 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions (Subtract question B13 from question B12):				0
B15	Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total):
B16	Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:
B17	Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total):
B18	Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time:
B19	Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions:
B20	Total transfers to two-year institutions:
B21	Total transfers to four-year institutions:

	Retention Rates
	Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2007 (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 2007 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2008?				94%


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 2008. 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			2963
C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied			3423

C1	Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted			554
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			224
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 2008 admissions:
C2	Number of qualified applicants offered a placed on waiting list			1227
C2	Number accepting a place on the waiting list			441
C2	Number of wait-listed students admitted			68
C2	Is your waiting list ranked?			No
C2	If yes, do you release that information to students?
C2	Do you release that information to school counselors?

	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	3	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)