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Washington and Lee University

Economics, General (45.0601)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Economics
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BAC
2010 CIP Code: 450601

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesNo
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2011511456
2020-2113213563
2021-2213112969
2022-2310810967
2023-24828842

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.34117

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.6883




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2019-20104656
2020-2185563
2021-22105969
2022-23115667
2023-2453742
Five Year Summary44253297
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years225011297152333297



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)2260%
2014-15 (8 years)2630%
2017-18 (5 years)2870%
2019-20 (3 years)6200%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2011946.5%$ 6,938$ 15,000$ 21,722$ 27,000
2016-17 to 2020-2113851.9%$ 5,500$ 14,500$ 20,565$ 26,371
2017-18 to 2021-2213046.8%$ 6,276$ 15,102$ 22,417$ 26,371
2018-19 to 2022-2311642.8%$ 6,000$ 19,500$ 27,759$ 27,000
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2011946.5%$ 22,455$ 64,970$ 73,810$ 109,000
2016-17 to 2020-2113851.9%$ 17,810$ 59,836$ 68,142$ 97,039
2017-18 to 2021-2213147.1%$ 17,810$ 61,970$ 68,249$ 95,459
2018-19 to 2022-2311743.2%$ 19,578$ 60,551$ 70,005$ 95,459


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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