How Student Population Changes at W&L

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,231 where 2,243 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

83.24% of total students is undergraduate students and 16.76% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 29 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 88 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.03 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in W&L.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Washington and Lee University since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,302	1,838	930	908	464	259	205
2013-14	2,277 -25	1,855 17	936 6	919 11	422 -42	219 -40	203 -2
2014-15	2,264 -13	1,890 35	952 16	938 19	374 -48	203 -16	171 -32
2015-16	2,172 -92	1,854 -36	942 -10	912 -26	318 -56	182 -21	136 -35
2016-17	2,160 -12	1,830 -24	945 3	885 -27	330 12	182 0	148 12
2017-18	2,220 60	1,827 -3	946 1	881 -4	393 63	215 33	178 30
2018-19	2,223 3	1,829 2	922 -24	907 26	394 1	206 -9	188 10
2019-20	2,264 41	1,860 31	929 7	931 24	404 10	208 2	196 8
2020-21	2,183 -81	1,822 -38	894 -35	928 -3	361 -43	185 -23	176 -20
2021-22	2,238 55	1,857 35	905 11	952 24	381 20	186 1	195 19
2022-23	2,243 5	1,867 10	916 11	951 -1	376 -5	188 2	188 -7
Average	2,231	1,848	929	919	383	203	180

Student Population Changes of Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 1,848 where 1,867 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Washington and Lee University since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,838	1,835	929	906	3	1	2
2013-14	1,855	1,851	934	917	4	2	2
2014-15	1,890	1,882	948	934	8	4	4
2015-16	1,854	1,851	940	911	3	2	1
2016-17	1,830	1,824	941	883	6	4	2
2017-18	1,827	1,823	943	880	4	3	1
2018-19	1,829	1,825	920	905	4	2	2
2019-20	1,860	1,845	916	929	15	13	2
2020-21	1,822	1,821	893	928	1	1	0
2021-22	1,857	1,853	903	950	4	2	2
2022-23	1,867	1,859	911	948	8	5	3
Average	1,848	1,848	925	917	1,848	4	2

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes of Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 383 where 376 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Washington and Lee University since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	464	464	259	205	0	0
2013-14	422	422	219	203	0	0
2014-15	374	374	203	171	0	0
2015-16	318	318	182	136	0	0
2016-17	330	330	182	148	0	0
2017-18	393	393	215	178	0	0
2018-19	394	394	206	188	0	0
2019-20	404	404	208	196	0	0
2020-21	361	361	185	176	0	0
2021-22	381	379	186	193	2	2
2022-23	376	376	188	188	0	0
Average	383	383	203	180	383	0

Graduate Enrollment Changes of Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.47%. The percentage was 82.06% 10 years ago and W&L still has a high percentage of white students. 4.28% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.28% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Washington and Lee University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	3	69	87	61	0	1,889	44
2013-14	2	84	79	80	0	1,867	34
2014-15	2	68	73	98	1	1,831	52
2015-16	2	68	56	95	0	1,747	64
2016-17	2	66	51	94	0	1,747	71
2017-18	2	78	55	103	1	1,783	68
2018-19	2	86	65	105	0	1,769	79
2019-20	3	89	86	122	1	1,739	86
2020-21	1	93	86	138	2	1,661	85
2021-22	1	88	97	155	1	1,647	100
2022-23	3	96	96	175	3	1,603	93
Average	2	80	76	111	1	1,753	71

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Enrollment Trends at W&L

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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