Washington College
Chestertown, Maryland · Private · 891 undergraduates · washcoll.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
94%
of 3,512 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1080 to 1310
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$84,710Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Washington College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
94% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$84,710
a year in 2027-28, from a $84,710 sticker price
What to do with your 1240
Send your score
About 74% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1000, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: First Year Students - Washington College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb15Regular Decision · February 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
94%
of applicants were admitted: 3,294 of 3,512 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 1/15.
Early Decision
Binding. 95% of early applicants were admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 24% of them sent SAT scores and 3% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1080 to 1310
Reading and Writing 560 to 690
Math 530 to 640
ACT composite 22 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16009.2%
- 1200 to 139952%
- 1000 to 119928%
- 800 to 9999.2%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5991.6%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.59
- 4.027%
- 3.75 to 3.9921%
- 3.50 to 3.7414%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2411%
- 2.50 to 2.9913%
- Below 2.502%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$84,710
a year
- Tuition$58,690
- Fees$2,360
- Food and housing$19,330
- Books and supplies$980
- Transportation and other$3,350
Washington College published $81,442 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $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
- Over $110,000$34,500
Financial aid
84%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$13,772
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
25%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $35,954 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
31 of 31
Earn credit with a score of 3
2 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,870Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ART 105 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 112 |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIO 111 & 112 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 111 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT 111 & 112 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MAT 111 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHE 194 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHE 194 & 220 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 194 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSI 111 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | CSI 100 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG 101 |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 4 | ENV 101 |
| European History | 4 | 8 | HIS 294 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FRS 201 & 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | GRS 201 & 202 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | ANT 194 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECN 111 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECN 112 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 5 | 4 | MUS 131 & may receive credit for MUS 132 upon instructor approval |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUS 131 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 8 | MUS 131 & may receive credit for MUS 132 upon instructor approval |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY 101 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 112 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 111 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 111 |
| Psychology | 5 | 8 | PSY 111 & 112 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | HPS 201 & 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 8 | HPS 201 & 202 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MAT 109 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 102 |
| United States History | 4 | 8 | HIS 201 & 202 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 8 | HIS 203 & 204 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
66%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$74,001
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Washington College$75,473
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 8 majors here have earnings data.
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