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Washington & Jefferson College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Washington, PA
Population 700,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,154
Men / Women 54% / 46%
White 72%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 37%
Business & Economics 32%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Engineering, Computing & Math 10%
Education 2%
Arts 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $29,392
Est. Cost of Attendance $42,972
10-Year ROI $177,000
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 65%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Washington & Jefferson College 216 52% / 48% 2% $65,652
Information Technology 14 +1 86% / 14% 7%
Mathematics 3 33% / 67% 0%
Physics 5 60% / 40% 0%
Biochemistry 8 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Biology 7 14% / 86% 0%
Chemistry 7 29% / 71% 0%
Environmental Science 4 25% / 75% 0%
Environmental Studies 6 67% / 33% 0%
Neuroscience 7 29% / 71% 14%
Accounting 29 72% / 28% 0% $80,245
Economics 6 67% / 33% 0% $76,530
Finance 5 100% / 0% 0%
General Business 29 +1 79% / 21% 0% $68,891
Communication 10 +3 30% / 70% 0%
English 12 25% / 75% 0% $54,458
Ethnic Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
French 1 +5 0% / 100% 0%
German
History 9 +1 67% / 33% 0% $58,423
Intercultural and International Studies 3 +1 33% / 67% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies
Philosophy 2 50% / 50% 0%
Political Science 9 +2 67% / 33% 0% $52,457
Psychology 24 +3 33% / 67% 8% $54,645
Public Policy 2 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Sociology 2 +1 0% / 100% 50%
Spanish 5 +10 20% / 80% 0%
Education 4 0% / 100% 0%
Art 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Music