Washington & Jefferson College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Washington, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,295 students of which 1,196 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Washington & Jefferson College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 80.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,002, with published in-state tuition of $29,392 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.2%. Graduates earn a median of $67,918 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,082 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 66800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.