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Washington and Lee makes applying more accessible by offering fee waivers to students who qualify. See how to request a waiver through the Common App or Coalition.
Schedule of events for Discover the Middle Ages: A Week of Exploration, Connection, and Insight ...
*For first-year undergraduate applicants to the Class of 30, submitting SAT or ACT scores is optional. For more information, please read our standardized testing policy. **Financial aid application ...
College Access Partnerships We are honored to partner with college access initiatives and community-based organizations (CBO) across the country. If you are a CBO counselor and would like to learn ...
Recreation and Fitness Wellness programming encourages students to maintain healthy living, while club and intramural sports provide opportunities for friendly competition year-round. Students benefit ...
Step into a world of political intrigue, cultural transformation, and intellectual innovation in our immersive program on the Middle Ages. From ca. 500 CE to the dawn of the early modern world a ...
William C. (Will) Dudley became the 27th president of Washington and Lee University on January 1, 2017. A Virginia native, born in Charlottesville and raised in Arlington, Dudley received his B.A. in ...
The popularity of the Greek system at Washington and Lee is a testament to both the camaraderie that the students find within their organizations and the breadth of opportunities that they provide.
Clubs and Organizations With over 100 student organizations and countless activities to choose from, life at W&L is never dull. In the past few years, enthusiastic members of the Outing Club built a ...
Arts and Culture There is no shortage of ways to enjoy the arts. W&L hosts more than 100 performances each year and is home to several museums and galleries. In town, Lexington supports a thriving ...
Leadership and Service We help students realize their potential — not just as students, but as leaders. Students find their passion and take charge of it by working as organization presidents, ...
W&L students are actively engaged in the Lexington and Rockbridge County communities. Examples range from tutoring in local schools to providing interpretation services for the hospital, and from ...