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Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University
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Washington and Lee University coat of arms
Former names
Augusta Academy
(1749–1776)
Liberty Hall Academy
(1776–1796)
Washington Academy
(1796–1813)
Washington College
(1813–1870)
Motto Latin: Non Incautus Futuri
Motto in English
Not Unmindful of the Future
Type Private
Established 1749
Endowment $1.472 billion (2016)
President William C. Dudley
Provost Marc Conner
Academic staff
361 (Fall 2014)
Students 2,264 (Fall 2014)
Undergraduates 1,890 (Fall 2014)
Postgraduates 374 (Fall 2014)
Location Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
Campus National Historic Landmark, Rural, 325 acres (1.32 km2)
Colors Blue and white
         
Athletics NCAA Division IIIODAC
Nickname The Generals
Website www.wlu.edu
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Washington and Lee University Historic District
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Washington College at Lexington, 1845
Washington and Lee University is located in Virginia
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is located in the US
Washington and Lee University
Location Washington and Lee University campus, Lexington, Virginia
Built 1824 (1824)
Architect Jordan, John
Architectural style Greek Revival, Neo-Classical
NRHP Reference # 71001047
VLR # 117-0022
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 11, 1971
Designated NLHD November 11, 1971
Designated VLR October 6, 1970
University rankings
National
Forbes 28
Liberal arts colleges
U.S. News & World Report 11
Washington Monthly 7

Washington and Lee University (Washington and Lee or W&L) is a private liberal arts university in Lexington, Virginia, United States.

Washington and Lee's 325 acre campus sits at the heart of Lexington and abuts the Virginia Military Institute in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Allegheny Mountains. The campus is approximately 50 miles from Roanoke, Virginia, 140 miles from Richmond, Virginia, and 180 miles from Washington, D.C.

Washington and Lee was founded in 1749 as a small classical school named Augusta Academy (later Liberty Hall Academy) by Scots-Irish Presbyterian pioneers, though the University has never claimed any sectarian affiliation. In 1796, George Washington endowed the struggling academy with a gift of stock, one of the largest gifts to an educational institution at the time. In gratitude, the school was renamed for the first United States President. In 1865, after his surrender at Appomattox Court House, former General Robert E. Lee served as president of the college until his death in 1870, prompting the college to be renamed as Washington and Lee University. Washington and Lee is the ninth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the second-oldest in Virginia.

The University consists of three academic units: The College; the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics; and the School of Law. The University hosts 24 intercollegiate athletic teams which compete as part of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference of the NCAA Division III.


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