| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,423 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,400 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
23 |
| Total graduate students: |
4 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
4 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
58% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 1.0% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 3.6% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 8.4% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.5% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 73.7% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 8.7% | Nonresident Alien |
| 4.1% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.9% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.2% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.2% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.7% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 72.9% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.9% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 9.8% | Nonresident Alien |
| 4.5% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
120 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Chestertown, MD |
| Population of city/town: |
5,277 |
| Nearest major city: |
Annapolis, MD |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
50 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
38,722 |
| Online campus map: |
www.washcoll.edu/about/
campus-map.php |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (41%)
- women's dorms (25%)
- men's dorms (13%)
- sorority housing (3%)
- fraternity housing (7%)
- special housing for disabled students (9%)
- special housing for international students (2%)
- other housing including Theme and wellness housing.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
99% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
85% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
15% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
70% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
150 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
mostly |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
4 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
3 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
8% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
3 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
3 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
11% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Elm, published weekly |
| Number of honor societies: |
19 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
100 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Catholic Campus Ministry, Campus Christian Fellowship, Hillel |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Black Student Union, Cleopatra's Sisters |
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| International student organizations: |
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International Studies Council; Arab, Asian, Chinese, international relations, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish clubs |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Gospel choir, jazz band, choir, Musician's Union, Writers Union, Renaissance Consort, Film Society, Best Buddies, Gay/Lesbian Alliance, Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity, leadership and education groups, Team Managers, Cater Society of Junior Fellows, debating, College Democrats, College Republicans |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Bryan Matthews,
Director of Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Kim Lessard,
SWA |
| School colors: |
maroon and black |
| School mascot: |
Shoremen/Shorewomen |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Centennial Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's crew | no | USRA, DAD VAILS |
| Men's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's sailing | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's crew | no | USRA, DAD VAILS |
| Women's field hockey | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's sailing | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's softball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
45% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
65% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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boat house, racquetball courts, swimming pool, tennis center; practice and softball fields; weight and exercise rooms; baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, and soccer stadiums |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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basketball, bowling, dodgeball, field hockey, flag football, floor hockey, indoor soccer, racquetball, table tennis, volleyball, walleyball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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equestrian sports, ice hockey, lacrosse, mixed martial arts, rugby, trap and skeet, wakeboarding |
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| Club sports for women: |
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equestrian sports, lacrosse, rugby, volleyball, wakeboarding |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
no |
| Nearest international airport: |
Baltimore (65 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Philadelphia (90 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Wilmington, DE (50 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Stevensville, MD (40 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
35% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
24% immediately, 30% within one year of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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American University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Syracuse University, University of Baltimore, University of Maryland, Vanderbilt University, Villanova University, Wake Forest University, Washington and Lee University. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
60% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Booz Allen Hamilton, Danaher, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Merrill Lynch, Stanley Black and Decker, T. Rowe Price, Under Armour, Wells Fargo. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Louis L. Goldstein
- James Cain
- William B. Johnson.
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