Washington College
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| Chestertown, MD 21620-1197
(410) 778-7700 (800) 422-1782 Fax: (410) 778-7287 |
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| Full-time: 1312 men and women | Faculty: 86; IIB, +$ |
| Part-time: 29 men and women | Ph.D.s: 92% |
| Graduate: 33 men, 38 women | Student/Faculty: 16 to 1 |
| Year: semesters | Tuition: $28,790 |
| Application Deadline: March 1 | Room & Board: $6200 |
| Freshman Class: 2224 applied, 1312 accepted, 343 enrolled | |
| SAT Verbal/Math: 578/567* | ACT: 23 |
| Selectivity: What's this? |
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Introduction
Washington College, founded in 1782, is an independent college offering programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business management, and teacher preparation. The library contains 244,000 volumes, 250,000 microform items, and 6500 audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs, and subscribes to 900 periodicals including electronic. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, database searching, and Internet access. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, the Center for the American Experience, and the Center for Environment and Society. The 112-acre campus is in a small town 75 miles from Baltimore. Including any residence halls, there are 52 buildings.
| Controlled by | Private (not for profit) |
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| School is | Coeducational |
| School summary | Washington College, founded in 1782, is an independent college offering programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business management, and teacher preparation. |
| Number of graduate schools or divisions | 1 |
| Libraries on campus | 1 |
| Total volumes in library | 244000 |
| Microform items | 250000 |
| Audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs | 6500 |
| Total periodicals subscribed to | 900 |
| Interlibrary loans | Yes |
| Database searching | Yes |
| Internet access | Yes |
| Laptop Internet portals | No |
| Learning resource center | No |
| Art gallery on campus | No |
| Natural history museum on campus | No |
| Planetarium on campus | No |
| Radio station on campus | No |
| TV station on campus | No |
| Other facilities on campus | the Center for the American Experience and the Center for Environment and Society |
College capsules from Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Copyright © 2006 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.