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Washington College Named Top College for Affordability

Washington College offers a robust array of scholarships and financial aid programs to support aspiring scholars. With over $170 million dedicated to scholarship endowment, 100 percent of incoming students receive institutional aid.

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Shore Strong 2025

Be a part of the annual 36-hour giving challenge from 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26 through 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 27. Help your favorite team compete for training trip dollars and your coach compete for glory (plus a gold championship belt!). Every dollar donated supports our student athletes’ experience.

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Accepted? Sign up for Admitted Students Day

The next step on your journey to become a Washington College student is to check out campus and meet faculty, staff, students and other members of our community on April 5.

NEWS & STORIES

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Stevie Lyles '26

Centreville, Maryland
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Rachel Morgen on a boat during a sailing race.

Rachel Morgen '26

Bend, Oregon
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Peter Junkin playing the drums

Peter Junkin '25

York, Pennsylvania
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Xavier Smalls standing behind a lectern with the Environmental Protection Agency seal on it.

Xavier Smalls '25

Abingdon, Maryland
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Cate Manos '25 sitting in a lab

Cate Manos '25

Elkridge, Maryland
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Centers of Excellence  

Each center is linked to a broad intellectual community and provides programming, events, internships, and coursework that complement the College’s diverse academic programs. 

Center for Environment and Society

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Location: Semans-Griswold Environmental Hall, Waterfront Campus

Opportunities: CES Fellows, Chesapeake Semester, field research, conservation internships

“Everything we do here at CES is aimed at preparing our undergraduates, the next generation of leaders, to tackle the most pressing environmental issues.”

Valerie Imbruce, Director

Rose O'Neill Literary House

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Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House, 407 Washington Ave.

Opportunities: Cherry Tree literary journal, student publications, readings and workshops with working writers

“The Lit House offers over 100 internships annually, hosts visits by award-winning writers, publishes work of exceptional merit, and provides a space for students to feel at home and to grow as writers, editors, and publishers.”

James Allen Hall, Director

Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience

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Location: Custom House, 101 S. Water St.

Opportunities: Explore America Summer Internships, Quill & Compass

“We offer students dynamic opportunities for hands-on learning and off-campus experiences to explore the American experience in all its diversity and complexity, opportunities unequaled at other small liberal arts schools.”

Adam Goodheart, Director

 

FEATURED EVENTS

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Alumni

Shore Strong

Wednesday, March 26, 2025. 3:00 AM - 3:00 AM(Eastern)

Virtual/Online

March Martini Madness

Alumni

March Martini Madness

Wednesday, March 26, 2025. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM(Eastern)

The Golden Goose Campus Pub

$15.00