Washington and
Lee University
Common Data Set Information
(last updated March 20, 1997)
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Source of institutional control:
2. Classify your undergraduate institution:
Coeducational college
Carnegie classification/AAUP: II-B, National Liberal Arts
College
SACS: Level V
3. Academic year calendar :
Undergraduate - Other (4-4-2)
Law - Early semester
4. Degrees offered by your institution:
Bachelor's (BA, BS)
First professional (JD)
5. Number of degrees awarded by your institution
from July 1, 1995, to June 30, 1996:
Bachelor's degrees : 376
First professional: 123
6. Institutional Accreditation:
Regionally accredited? Yes
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES
7. Special study options (see definitions at end):
Double major
Exchange student program (domestic)
Honors program
Independent study
Internships
Student-designed major
Study abroad
Combined bachelor's/graduate programs at your institution:
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Law (3-3) by admission to the School of Law
Combined bachelor's/graduate programs with other institutions:
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Engineering (3-3 or 4-2) - Columbia University, RPI, Washington University
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Forestry and Environmental Studies (3-2) - Duke University
8. Core curriculum: Must students complete a core curriculum
prior to graduation? No. A General Education curriculum is required
and is described here.
9. Areas in which all or most students are required
to complete some course work prior to graduation.
Arts/fine arts
English (including composition)
Foreign languages
History
Humanities
Mathematics
Philosophy/religion
Physical education
Science (biological or physical)
Social science
ENROLLMENT - Fall 1996
Provide numbers of students reported on IPEDS Fall
Enrollment Survey 1996. Include degree-seeking students only. Do not include
students enrolled in noncredit adult education classes, enrolled only for
short courses, correspondence students, or students who are auditing. Full-time
students are defined as those taking 12 or more credit hours or 24 or more
contact hours a week each term.
10. Total degree-seeking undergraduate enrollment
(include international students/nonresident aliens)
a. Full-time men - 974
b. Full-time women - 671
c. Part-time men - 0
d. Part-time women - 0
11. Ethnic breakdown:
Use numbers reported to IPEDS for fall 1996 enrollment.
(Note: IPEDS does not have a "multi-racial" category.) Include numbers
for all full-time and part-time undergraduate and first-time, first-year
(freshman) students. Include resident alients in the ethnic breakdown;
include international students (nonresident aliens) in the space for international
students.
All undergraduates (First-time, first-year freshman
students) - 1,645 (440)
American Indian or Alaskan native - 0 (0)
Asian or Pacific Islander - 26 (7)
Black, non-Hispanic - 35 (5)
Hispanic - 12 (2)
White, non-Hispanic - 1,544 (413)
Multiracial/Other - 7 (4)
Total non-resident aliens - 21 (9)
12. Degree-seeking graduate enrollment:
a. Full-time graduate and first professional men: 215
b. Full-time graduate and first professional women: 145
c. Part-time graduate and first professional men: 0
d. Part-time graduate and first professional women: 0
(Full-time, non-degree seeking students: 1)
13. First-time, first-year (freshman) students:
Provide the number of students who applied, were
admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 1996. Include 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 - 1,756
Total women applied - 1,504
Total applications - 3,260
Total men admitted - 670
Total women admitted - 443
Total admitted - 1,113
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men
enrolled - 269
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men
enrolled - 0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women
enrolled - 171
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women
enrolled - 0
Total first-time freshmen enrolled - 440
14. 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
If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 1996
admissions:
Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list
- NA
Number accepting a place on the waiting list - NA
Number of wait-listed students admitted - NA
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION
15. Do you have an open admission policy, under
which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency
diplomas are admitted? No
Basis for Selection
16. Relative importance of each of the following
academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first- year (freshman)
admission decisions.
very important (VI); important (I); considered
(C); not considered (NC)
Academic
Secondary school record : VI
Class rank : I
Recommendation(s) : I
Standardized test scores : VI
Essay : C
Nonacademic
Interview : I
Extracurricular activities : VI
Particular talent or ability : C
Character/personal qualities : VI
Alumni/ae relation : C
Geographical residence : C
State residency : C
Religious affiliation/commitment : NC
Minority status : C
Volunteer work : C
Work experience : C
17. High school diploma or graduation from high
school
Not required/GED not accepted
18. Does your institution require or recommend a
general college preparatory program?
Require
19. 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 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.
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Units required
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Units recommended
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Total academic units
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16.0 college prep
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English
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4.0
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Mathematics
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3.0
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Science
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1.0
1.0
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Foreign language
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2.0
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Social studies
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1.0
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History
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1.0
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Academic electives
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4.0
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Other (specify)
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SAT and ACT Policies
20. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores
in admission decisions for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants
? Yes
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Required
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Recommended
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Considered
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Not used
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SAT-I
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ACT
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SAT-I or ACT (no preference)
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X
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SAT-I or ACT (SAT-I preferred)
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SAT-I or ACT (ACT preferred)
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SAT-I and SAT-II
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SAT-I and SAT-II or ACT
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SAT-II
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X
(writing plus two of applicant's choice)
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Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term
admission__________
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission__________
In addition to their use in admission, indicate whether SAT I, SAT II,
or ACT are used for placement or counseling:
Placement
Counseling
If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if
tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required of some students):_____________________________________________________________
21. Academic Profile
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled full-time and
part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) scores. Include information
for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students
who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics
scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized
test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered
scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25% scored at or below; the
75th percentile score is the one that 25% scored at or above.
% submitting SAT scores - 90%
% submitting ACT scores - 10%
Number submitting SAT scores - 397
Number submitting ACT scores - 42
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25th percentile
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75th percentile
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SAT-I Verbal
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640
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730
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SAT-I Math
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630
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710
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ACT Composite
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28
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30
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22. Percentage of all first-time, first-year (freshman) students
who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report
information for those student from whom you collected high school rank
information)
% in top tenth of high school graduating class - 75%
% in top fifth of high school graduating class - 94%
% in top quarter of high school graduating class - 97%
% in top two-fifths of high school graduating class - 99%
% in top half of high school graduating class - 100%
% of total first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted
high school class rank: - 68%
23. Percentage of all enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman)
students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following
ranges (using 4.0 scale); report information only for those students from
whom you collected high school GPA - No information available
Application Procedures
24. Application fee
Amount of application fee - $40
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes, by request
of secondary school counselor
25. Application closing date
Application closing date (fall) - January 15, 1998
Priority date - None
26. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other
than the fall? No
27. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent: By
April 1
28. Reply policy for admitted applicants
Must reply by May 1
29. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to
postpone enrollment after admission? Yes
Maximum period of postponement: 1 year
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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 which 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 20
Number of early decision applications received by your institution -
383 (for Fall 1997)
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan - 189 (for Fall
1997)
33. 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
STUDENT LIFE
34. Percentages of all degree-seeking undergraduates (first-time,
first-year freshman students) enrolled in fall 1996 who fit the following
categories:
% who are from out-of-state (exclude internat'l/nonresident aliens)
- 86% (89%)
% of men who join fraternities - 82% (81%)
% of women who join sororities - 69% (67%)
% who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing - 64%
(100%) - freshmen and sophomores required to live on campus
% who live off campus or commute - 36% (0%)
% students age 25 and older - 0.1% (0%)
Average age of full-time students (as of January 15) - 20 (18)
Average age of all students (full- and part-time) - 20 (18)
35. Activities offered:
Student government
Student newspaper
Literary magazine
Yearbook
Radio station
Television station
Student-run film society
Drama/theater
Choral groups
Concert band
Music ensembles
Dance (club)
Musical theater
Symphony orchestra
36. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers'
Training Corps)
Army ROTC is offered at Virginia Military Institute on a cooperative
basis.
Navy and Air Force ROTC are not offered.
37. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated
housing available for undergraduates at your institution.
Coed dorms
Apartments for single students
Special housing for international students
Fraternity/sorority housing
ANNUAL EXPENSES AND FINANCIAL AID
Provide 1997-98 academic year costs for the following
categories that are applicable to your institution.
Tuition: Calculate total based on 30 semester or 45
quarter hours.
Fees: Include those fees that all students pay, such
as student activity, health, or registration fees. Do not include application
fees.
Room and board (for on-campus residents): Assume double
occupancy in institutional housing and 19 meals per week (or maximum meal
plan).
Board: Assume average costs for 19 meals per week or
the maximum meal plan.
Books and supplies: Indicate average costs 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.
Transportation: Assume two roundtrips to student's
hometown per year for students in institutional housing or daily travel
to and from your institution.
Other expenses: Include average costs for clothing,
laundry, entertainment, medical (if not a required fee), furnishings.
38. Annual expenses for 1997-98
Undergraduates
Total tuition and fees - $16,195
Tuition only - $16,040
Required fees only - $155
Total tuition for out-of-state students - $16,040
Room and board (on-campus) - $4,670
Room only (on-campus) - $1,870
Board only (on-campus meal plan) - $2,800
39. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated
full-time tuition? _12__minimum ___maximum
40. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore,
junior, senior)? No
41. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program,
describe briefly: Not applicable
42. Per-credit-hour charges, undergraduate - Not applicable;
all degree-seeking students must be full-time
Per-credit-hour charge for in-state students - NA
Per-credit-hour charge for out-of-state students - NA
Per-credit-hour charge for nonresident aliens (if different from out-of-state)
- NA
43. Estimated expenses for academic year
Books and supplies - $800
Other expenses - $1,255