Washington College
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 28 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 18 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing10 · 35.7%
- No Data18 · 64.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Action history · 1
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 231 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $4.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 316 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Washington College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus4
Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Carroll House1 fireCooking1 injured · 0 deathsDamage $1,000-$9,999
- Sassafras Hall1 fireCookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Washington College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Washington College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 College | 65% | — | 923 | $27,898 | Baccalaureate |
| 71% | 55.2% | 583 | $45,597 | Baccalaureate | |
| 57% | 77.7% | 1,459 | $22,470 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 88.7% | 1,200 | $20,519 | Baccalaureate | |
| 60% | 74.1% | 1,012 | $19,140 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 69.6% | 1,097 | $31,320 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 63% | 74.1% | 1,055 | $25,184 |
Institutions like Washington College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Washington College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateMaryland
St. John's College
Grad rate71%Admit rate55.2%Enrollment583Net price$45,597View data - BaccalaureateMaryland
Goucher College
Grad rate57%Admit rate77.7%Enrollment1,459Net price$22,470View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Houghton University
Grad rate67%Admit rate88.7%Enrollment1,200Net price$20,519View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Lycoming College
Grad rate60%Admit rate74.1%Enrollment1,012Net price$19,140View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Hartwick College
Grad rate53%Admit rate69.6%Enrollment1,097Net price$31,320View data
Washington College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment is to enhance institutional effectiveness by providing information that supports and strengthens decision-making and planning processes at Washington College.
Visit IR office page- Kerrin EhrensbeckDirector of Institutional Research
- Kate GoldbergBusiness Intelligence and Institutional Research Analyst and Lecturer
- Emily MillerInstitutional Research Analyst
- Reid CohnInstitutional Research Analyst
Common Data Set
Washington College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C13,512 applied → 3,294 admitted (93.8%) → 271 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 93.8% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1080–1310 (median 1240).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 22–30 (median 24).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $79,797 (2026-2027).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $79,797 → about $66,025 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($13,772); 84% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H558% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $78,169 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 66%; first-year retention 88%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 5 pts below the overall rate (61% vs 66%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I383% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~18% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B23% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D148 transfer applicants → 43 admitted (89.6%) → 19 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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