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Washington & Jefferson College

Washington, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·washjeff.edu
6-yr Graduation
70%
-1.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,309
peer median 1,250
Avg net price
$25,544
+$2.0k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
3,947
3,947 candidates competed
Admitted
3,183
80.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
402
12.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
70%-1.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
65%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
70%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
61%
Non-Pell
71%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 31 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 22 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
31
Passing
9
29.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

31programs
  • Passing9 · 29.0%
  • No Data22 · 71.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
9
No data
22

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

9
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+43.6%
$50,646 vs $35,274
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+61.7%
$57,026 vs $35,274
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+75.7%
$61,972 vs $35,274
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+79.3%
$63,258 vs $35,274
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+93.0%
$68,066 vs $35,274
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+104.7%
$72,219 vs $35,274
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+105.0%
$72,305 vs $35,274
Computer and Information Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+124.7%
$79,272 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
53%
$27,000 debt · $50,646 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
47%
$27,000 debt · $57,026 earn
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
44%
$27,000 debt · $61,972 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
43%
$27,000 debt · $63,258 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
40%
$27,000 debt · $68,066 earn
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
37%
$27,000 debt · $72,219 earn
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
37%
$27,000 debt · $72,305 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$27,000 debt · $83,516 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Jan 2028

Action history · 2

  1. Jan 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$21,102
$30–48k$21,978
$48–75k$22,139
$75–110k$27,151
$110k+$28,860

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$25,544
+$1,989vs Baccalaureate median $23,555
Federal loans
77.0%
In-state tuition
$28,185
Out-of-state
$28,185

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 493 students received $2.9M in Pell grants, alongside $9.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
493
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.9M
$2,916,900 total
Direct Loans
$9.4M
1,734 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.7M
635 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.4M
903 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$21K
1 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.3M
195 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 370 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
370
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.1%
2017
4.2%
2018
1.7%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Washjeff

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

221 total completions
01Business
6429.0%
02Psychology
2712.2%
03Foreign Languages
2410.9%
04Biological Sciences
2310.4%
05Social Sciences
209.0%
06Computer Sciences
156.8%
07English Language
135.9%
08Communication
135.9%
09Physical Sciences
125.4%
10Natural Resources
104.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,309
12-mo unduplicated
1,198
Undergraduate
1,196
Graduate
2

Gender split

Men
53%637
Women
47%561

Race / ethnicity composition

White
76.7%
Black
6.9%
Two or more
6.7%
Hispanic
5.9%
Asian
2.0%
Non-resident
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
576
387 M · 189 W
Women athletes
32.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$36K
$24K
Head-coach salaries
$42K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Football
143 M ·
$519K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
55 M · 33 W
$173K
Soccer
34 M · 28 W
$220K
Baseball
55 M ·
$265K
Basketball
23 M · 20 W
$294K
Lacrosse
21 M · 19 W
$212K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.87
1 offenses · 1,151 students

3-year trend

0.862 yrs ago2.591 yr ago0.87Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs05
Liquor019

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
106

Washjeff vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Washjeff selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectWashington & Jefferson College
70%1,309$25,544Baccalaureate
Allegheny College
73%54.6%1,171$21,900Baccalaureate
Westminster College
65%92.6%1,191$20,800Baccalaureate
Lycoming College
60%74.1%1,012$19,258Baccalaureate
Juniata College
74%78.9%1,321$27,663Baccalaureate
Haverford College
90%12.4%1,431$25,210Baccalaureate
Peer group median72%74.1%1,250$23,555

Frequently asked questions about Washington & Jefferson College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Washjeff.

What is the graduation rate at Washington & Jefferson College?

Washington & Jefferson College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 70% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Washington & Jefferson College?

Washington & Jefferson College reports a total enrollment of 1,309 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Washington & Jefferson College?

The average net price at Washington & Jefferson College is $25,544 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Washington & Jefferson College?

Washington & Jefferson College's yield rate is 12.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Washington & Jefferson College located?

Washington & Jefferson College is located in Washington, Pennsylvania 15301.

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