College
Washington & Jefferson College
- B+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- Washington, PA
- 654 reviews
- AcademicsB+
- ValueA
- DiversityA-
- CampusC-
- AthleticsB-
- Party SceneB
- ProfessorsB+
- LocationC-
- DormsC
- Campus FoodC+
- Student LifeB
- SafetyC+
Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conference
Presidents' Athletic Conference
Washington & Jefferson College Rankings
Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
47%
SAT Range
—
ACT Range
—
Application Fee
$25
SAT/ACT
Recommended
High School GPA
Required
Early Decision/Early Action
—
Application Website
Will You Get In?
Test Scores and GPA for Washington & Jefferson CollegeSee Other Colleges
Cost
Net Price
$27,139/ year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Student Loan Options from Lenders
Learn More
- Rates starting at 3.97% APR + 1% Cash Back
- No application, origination or disbursement fees
Niche may be compensated by the third party lenders and others who place ads on the website. Niche is not a lender and does not endorse the products of these advertisers. Fees that Niche receives for ads do not affect the terms you may be offered by the lender you choose. There are many additional borrowing options available.
Academics
Professors
B+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
11:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 93%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.45 responses
- 42%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.45 responses
- 38%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.45 responses
Do You Work at Washington & Jefferson College? Claim Your College Today!
Claim your free account to keep your college's data up-to-date and get insights on user activity for your profile.
Majors
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,386Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
1%
Pell Grant
33%
Varsity Athletes
39%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
97%
Poll
- 55%
- of students say that Greek life is pretty big.47 responses
Poll
- 61%
- of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.61 responses
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$51,600/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
76%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
95%
National
83%- 90%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.21 responses
Washington & Jefferson College Reviews
654 reviews
All Categories
W&J is a small liberal arts college outside of Pittsburgh, PA. And I mean small with less than 2,00 students! This allows for an amazing student to teacher ratio with great academic support. I know all of my professors, and the small classes mean that everyone gets attention. Although the academics are challenging, every major is good at W&J since the college doesn't just throw facts down your throat, you learn how to learn. I can now say going into my senior year that W&J has really shaped me as an individual. The Student Life is very big, with many clubs to join and a thriving Greek organization including almost half of campus! I can't forget about sports either, we are a competitive D3 school and many students are able to play their sport as well as thrive academically. W&J really does have every opportunity available, and is a close knit community that supports everyone. If you want to really get to know the school and see if it is right for you, come for a visit!
The people in this campus, educators and students, are exceptional! My experience at Washington and Jefferson College have been nothing but pleasant and enjoyable. I definitely made the right choice picking Washington and Jefferson College. I feel right at home, as I should at College. The people you meet soon turn to people you consider family. If I had to pick my college again, it would be W&J without a doubt.
Socially W&J is pretty much as good as it can get. Starting from day 1 it is so easy to be friends with so many people. At least for me, the parties were great, especially on greek row. No matter what there's almost always a party at a fraternity house on the weekends if not at a couple. If anything I had fun in college. The campus really has this great unity and most people are really friendly. The staff is so nice and I always thought most teachers genuinely cared about what they were teaching. Even though the dorms were reallyyyy small, it was the best. Everyone on the floor gets really close and the weekend turnups are great. You could just walk down greek row on a saturday night and see basically fifty different people that you were friends with. I miss it!!