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Washington College

Chestertown, MD · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Chestertown, MD · 890 undergraduates · 66% acceptance rate · $65,518 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$29,0951,688th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$54,3561,879th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$54,3561,877th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$70,1911,836th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,9561,589th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$65,518370th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,763609th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
74.1%318th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
86.6%364th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
65.5%510th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1274239th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
8901,426th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.5%1,692nd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 32 mi (BWI)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 28 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$84,653$63,005
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$54,974$57,318
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$49,509$53,045
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$48,265$46,087
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$40,647$33,993
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$38,289$40,188
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$30,228$35,926
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$30,228—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$30,119$33,993
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors$28,236$33,938
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$26,739$33,993
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$25,967$28,055

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.