Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Washington and Lee is slightly skewed towards women students, with 51.3% of undergraduate students being women and 48.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,857, with 952 women and 905 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Washington and Lee is slightly skewed towards women students, with 51.2% of undergraduate students being women and 48.8% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 381, with 195 women and 186 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 48.7% 905 students
- women 51.3% 952 students
Graduate Students
- men 48.8% 186 students
- women 51.2% 195 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 74.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,377 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 7.1% of the student body, with 131 students. Mixed race students represent 4.6% of the population, with 86 students, while African American students account for 3.9%, with 72 students. Asian students account for 3.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 71 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 1 students.
International students make up 5.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 103 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.8% of the population, totaling 15 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Washington and Lee.
Undergraduate Students
- White 74.2% 1,377 students
- Hispanic 7.1% 131 students
- International students 5.5% 103 students
- Mixed race 4.6% 86 students
- African American 3.9% 72 students
- Asian 3.8% 71 students
- Unknown race 0.8% 15 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 70.9% 270 students
- African American 6.6% 25 students
- Hispanic 6.3% 24 students
- Unknown race 5.5% 21 students
- Asian 4.5% 17 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 14 students
- International students 2.6% 10 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 66.7% 6 students
- African American 11.1% 1 students
- Unknown race 11.1% 1 students
- International students 11.1% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 48% 889 students
- 18-19 45% 828 students
- 22-24 6% 118 students
- 25-29 0% 1 students
- 40-49 0% 1 students
- 22-24 51% 196 students
- 25-29 40% 151 students
- 30-34 5% 20 students
- 20-21 2% 7 students
- 35-39 1% 5 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
- 50-64 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Washington and Lee University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 85 | 18.81% | |
| North Carolina | 43 | 9.51% | |
| Texas | 37 | 8.19% | |
| New York | 32 | 7.08% | |
| Georgia | 30 | 6.64% | |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | 6.19% | |
| New Jersey | 27 | 5.97% | |
| Florida | 20 | 4.42% | |
| Maryland | 17 | 3.76% | |
| South Carolina | 15 | 3.32% | |
| Connecticut | 10 | 2.21% | |
| Mississippi | 10 | 2.21% | |
| Tennessee | 9 | 1.99% | |
| California | 8 | 1.77% | |
| Louisiana | 8 | 1.77% | |
| Ohio | 7 | 1.55% | |
| Illinois | 6 | 1.33% | |
| Alabama | 5 | 1.11% | |
| Colorado | 5 | 1.11% | |
| Michigan | 5 | 1.11% | |
| Missouri | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 3 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% |
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