$65,518
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Washington College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Chestertown, Maryland with 891 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $27,898 a year (tuition and fees $55,326). It admits 57% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $65,518 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,956 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,898
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$55,326
US median $11,837
Admission rate
57%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,956
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$65,518
Rank 525 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
- $27,898
- Tuition and fees
- $55,326
- Cost of attendance
- $73,314
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,804
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,722
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,068
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,760
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,980
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 $43,850 in 2015-16 to $55,326 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
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1,280
- Undergraduates
- 891
- Part-time students
- 1.2%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 31
- Endowment
- $362.3M
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 525 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 66 in Maryland (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,898 | $17,413 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $55,326 | $10,410 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 57% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 47% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,956 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,763 | $36,662 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $65,518 | $44,910 | $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. 84% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $34,553 | $55,165 | $57,214 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $26,529 | $22,324 | $46,831 | $55,012 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,000 | $34,490 | $44,955 | $50,706 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $23,250 | $36,741 | $69,018 | $63,293 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $27,000 | Withheld | $53,799 | $52,657 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $24,777 | Withheld | $46,305 | $48,590 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $27,000 | $50,835 | $75,674 | $82,686 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $51,167 | $50,680 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,983 | $66,596 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,625 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,459 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Chestertown and Maryland on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Maryland
- Homes: Homes for sale in Maryland
Questions and answers
How much does Washington College cost?
$27,898 a year is the average net price at Washington College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $55,326, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $73,314. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,804 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Washington College?
57% of applicants are admitted to Washington College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,280. The median admission rate of colleges in Maryland is 76%.
How much do Washington College graduates earn?
$65,518 a year is the median pay of former Washington College students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,763 after 6 years). That ranks 525 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 66 in Maryland. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Economics (Bachelor's) at $50,835.
How much student debt do Washington College graduates have?
$26,956 is the median federal student loan debt of Washington College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Washington College?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Washington College finish within 6 years. 84% 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 College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (37 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (31 bachelor's graduates), Natural Resources Conservation and Research (30 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 31 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.