Chestertown, Maryland · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Located in Chestertown, Maryland, Washington College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 923 students.
Washington College offers bachelor's degrees across 33 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Environmental Science, and Biology. It awarded 206 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Key figures
923
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
206
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
33
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
Bachelor
Programs and majors offered 33
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
84%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
206
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
923
Undergraduates, fall 2024
923
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
964
Full-time, 2024-25
94%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
2%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Centennial Conference
Chief of Staff
Victor Sensenig
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact