Washington College

Washington College is a private nonprofit college in Chestertown, MD. Its average net price is $27,993 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$16,571
$30,001 to $48,000$17,277
$48,001 to $75,000$20,496
$75,001 to $110,000$30,980
$110,001 and up$34,500
$56,988Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$56,988Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$27,993Average Net Price
$17,866Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$912Books and Supplies
$3,064Other Expenses
24.4%Students on Pell Grants
50.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

56.9%Acceptance Rate
580 to 710SAT Reading, Middle Half
560 to 680SAT Math, Middle Half
27 to 31ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$52,832
8 years after entry$59,357
10 years after entry$74,001
65.8%Graduation Rate
83.9%Retention Rate
$25,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Chestertown, MDLocation
Distant townSetting
891Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$40,767 Small program - rough guide n=32$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business and Commerce$52,878 Small program - rough guide n=49Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=31
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,220 Small program - rough guide n=47Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published

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