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Washington and Lee total enrollment is approximately 2,270 students. 1,891 are undergraduates and 379 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Washington and Lee undergraduate population is made up of 51.5% women, and 48.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Washington and Lee Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,320 | 69.9% |
| Hispanic | 161 | 8.5% |
| International | 137 | 7.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 85 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 83 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 82 | 4.3% |
| Unknown | 17 | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 48.8% of full-time grad students are women, and 51.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Washington and Lee Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 223 | 59.0% |
| Unknown | 51 | 13.5% |
| Hispanic | 30 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 28 | 7.4% |
| International | 11 | 2.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 5 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.3% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,543 | 68.1% |
| Hispanic | 191 | 8.4% |
| International | 148 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 110 | 4.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 90 | 4.0% |
| Unknown | 68 | 3.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.2% |
Washington and Lee University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 69.4% |
| International | 8.2% |
| Asian | 6.3% |
| Unknown | 5.2% |
| Hispanic | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 4.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.1% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,158 female students and 1,112 male students at Washington and Lee.
Washington and Lee University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 39 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 79 | 18.6% |
| Texas | 35 | 8.2% |
| North Carolina | 34 | 8.0% |
| Georgia | 31 | 7.3% |
| New York | 25 | 5.9% |
Washington and Lee hosts approximately 6.5% international (nonresident) students, enhancing the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Washington and Lee, 79.1% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 915 | 40.8% |
| 18-19 | 858 | 38.3% |
| 22-24 | 264 | 11.8% |
| 25-29 | 156 | 7.0% |
| 30-34 | 29 | 1.3% |
| Under 18 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 35 and over | 9 | 0.4% |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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