Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, Pennsylvania · Also known as W&J · Website
$67,918
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$67,918
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Washington & Jefferson College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Washington, Pennsylvania with 1,295 undergraduates and 3 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,002 a year (tuition and fees $29,392). It admits 81% of applicants and 70% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $67,918 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,002
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$29,392
US median $11,837
Admission rate
81%
US median 78%
Completion rate
70%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$67,918
Rank 435 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,002
- Tuition and fees
- $29,392
- Cost of attendance
- $42,972
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 69%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,265
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,958
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,975
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $32,322
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,655
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $43,226 in 2015-16 to $29,392 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 81%
- SAT reading, middle
- 590
- SAT math, middle
- 585
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 1,295
- Graduate students
- 3
- Part-time students
- 0.5%
- Women
- 46%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 70%
- Retention rate
- 81%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 34
- Endowment
- $170.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 435 of 5,094 US colleges and 35 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,002 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $29,392 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 81% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 70% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 81% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $52,082 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $67,918 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 78% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
34 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $27,000 | $29,363 | $57,026 | $50,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $26,000 | $45,911 | $72,219 | $68,407 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,000 | $59,401 | $83,516 | $76,194 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $29,926 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $37,046 | $50,646 | $48,590 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $39,484 | $63,258 | $63,293 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $79,272 | $92,374 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | $19,700 | $61,972 | $55,000 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $27,000 | $39,584 | $68,066 | $56,359 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $27,000 | $50,402 | $72,305 | $82,686 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,459 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,972 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | $26,677 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Washington and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Washington & Jefferson College cost?
$25,002 a year is the average net price at Washington & Jefferson College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $29,392, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $42,972. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,265 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Washington & Jefferson College?
81% of applicants are admitted to Washington & Jefferson College. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Washington & Jefferson College graduates earn?
$67,918 a year is the median pay of former Washington & Jefferson College students who work, 10 years after they started ($52,082 after 6 years). That ranks 435 of 5,094 US colleges and 35 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's) at $59,401.
How much student debt do Washington & Jefferson College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Washington & Jefferson College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 69% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Washington & Jefferson College?
70% of first-time, full-time students at Washington & Jefferson College finish within 6 years. 81% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Washington & Jefferson College?
Psychology, General (35 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (30 bachelor's graduates), Accounting and Related Services (21 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 34 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.