Historical Acceptance Rates

Washington and Lee University's overall acceptance rate has seen a gradual decline in recent years, with a rate of 16.67% for the application year 2024, down from 17.75% in 2023 and 19.57% in 2022. The university received 7,169 applications in 2024, accepting 1,196 students. This downward trend is consistent since 2019 when the acceptance rate was 21.17%, indicating an increasingly competitive admissions landscape. Over the past six years, the acceptance rate has dropped by nearly 4.5 percentage points, reflecting a robust applicant pool and heightened selectivity.