Washington &
Jefferson College
Private College in Washington, PA. Six-year graduation rate 70%. Median 10-year earnings $67,918.
Ten-year median earnings of $67,918 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. The six-year graduation rate of 70% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Graduates leave owing a median of $27,000 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Washington & Jefferson College accepts 81% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. 3,947 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. A 13% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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70% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 81% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Transfer-out runs to 23% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. A 11:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,153 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $22,702 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $15,265 at the $0–30k band to $29,655 at $110k+. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $17,675 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 70% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 314 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $15,265 |
| $30–48k | $13,958 |
| $48–75k | $18,975 |
| $75–110k | $32,322 |
| $110k+ | $29,655 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 805 of these 1,153 students, totalling $5,361,537 — an average of $6,660 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Washington County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)