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2023 Class Profile
There is no single formula for a successful application. Essentially, we are looking for an exceptional group of 460 - 470 intellectually curious students who will actively and positively contribute to the W&L community.
In our selection process, we consider a wide range of factors in addition to your academic record. These include extra-curricular involvement, character, interest in attending W&L, and other personal qualities.
Meet the Class of 2023
| 6,178 | Applied |
| 1,147 | Admitted |
| 463 | Enrolled |
| 50% | Women |
| 50% | Men |
| 49% | Public / Charter School |
| 51% | Private / Parochial School |
| 17 | QuestBridge Finalists |
| 85 | Domestic Students of Color |
| 38 | First Generation College Students |
Scores
| 32 - 23 | Middle 50% ACT Composite |
| 1380-1480 | Middle 50% SATR |
Financial Aid Information
| 51% | Percent of Students Receiving W&L Grant Assistance |
| 239 | Number of Students Receiving W&L Grant Assistance |
| $46,324 | Average Need-Based Grant |
| $51,383 | Average Institutional Award (need and/or merit based) |
| 53 (11.4%) | Pell Grant Recipients |
Curriculum Background
| 97% | with AP, Advanced International Certificate of Education, and/or IB credit |
| 73% | studied four years or more of at least one foreign language |
| 97% | completed at least one level of IB Math or a calculus course |
| 73% | studied four or more years' worth of lab science |
| 18% | took at least one year of computer science or programming in high school |
Extracurricular
The Class of 2023 includes students who served as honor council members, student body presidents, state champion athletes, concert masters, entrepreneurs, community service leaders, interns, nationally ranked debaters, editors in chief, Gold Award recipients and Eagle Scouts plus:
a pilot, state science fair champion, arborist, top campaign caller in state, Celtic Club founder, board member for Operation Smile, Lenfest Scholar, Mars Exploration intern at NASA, Hurricane Irma clean up volunteer, public health advocate in Tanzania, TEDx founder, US Senate Page, We Are Listening blog editor, motorcycle mechanic & patent-holder.
Some also worked as a:
DJ, Subway sandwich artist. PA for Dr. OZ Show, McDonalds's drive thru manager, marine servicer, dog walker for Poop Patrol, baker, professional actor, bounce house party host, florist, Gadget Guys repair founder, candlemaker, BBQ chef and hot pepper farmer.
Fun Facts
- Fall is the popular birthday season: 52 members of the Class of 2023 have October birthdays.
- There's only one New Year's baby in the class, but two born on New Year's Eve
- The students who traveled farthest to attend W&L are from Vietnam: nearly 8,500 miles away.
- The first-year student with the largest population adjustment is from Shanghai, the world's largest city, with 24 million residents
- Sam and Sarah are the most popular preferred names in this class
- Spanish, French, Latin, German and Chinese were the most popular languages studied in high school.