Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College is a private nonprofit college in Washington, PA. Its average net price is $21,629 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$14,670
$30,001 to $48,000$14,046
$48,001 to $75,000$16,044
$75,001 to $110,000$20,150
$110,001 and up$27,036
$30,475Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$30,475Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$21,629Average Net Price
$15,151Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$2,000Other Expenses
36.2%Students on Pell Grants
66.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

80.6%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$56,511
8 years after entry$66,995
10 years after entry$75,646
66.3%Graduation Rate
81.2%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Washington, PALocation
Large suburbSetting
1,295Undergraduate 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
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business and Commerce$51,330 Small program - rough guide n=54$26,875 Small program - rough guide n=44
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$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Economics$56,858 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
English Language and Literature, General$39,674 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
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 Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not 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$36,834 Small program - rough guide n=34$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=49
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not 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
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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