Washington and Lee University
VA · Private · South · Liberal arts college · Top 25 tier · 1,912 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~58% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Students choosing to enroll at Washington and Lee who submitted self-reported SAT or ACT scores must submit official score reports soon after reserving a place in the incoming class.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 1,147 | 18.6% | 43.1% | Not reported | 100% | 55% | 45% | ERW 670-730, Math 690-770 | 32-34 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 1,225 | 24.5% | 52.6% | 59% | 100% | 52% | 48% | 1350-1500 | 32-34 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 1,248 | 18.9% | 48.2% | 57% | 58% | 26% | 32% | 1410-1530 | 32-35 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 1,225 | 17% | 41.7% | 58% | 54% | 28% | 26% | 1410-1533 | 32-34 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 1,184 | 17.4% | 34.5% | Not reported | 52% | 27% | 25% | 1410-1530 | 32-35 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 1,147 | 14% | 33.9% | 61% | 44% | 24% | 20% | 1430-1540 | 33-34 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 1,214 | 13.5% | 27.6% | Not reported | 51.9% | 29.7% | 22.2% | 1430-1530 | 33-34 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 0.3%
- 2024: 9%
- 2023: 0%
- 2022: 1%
- 2021: 1%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2021 Recommended2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2020 Required2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
W&L reports 8,969 applicants, 1,216 admitted (13.5%), 499 enrolled (41% yield), median SAT 1480 and median ACT 34. The Common Data Set gives a median ACT of 33.
Source: W&L fast facts ↗