2026 Class Profile
2026 Class Profile
There is no single formula for a successful application. We are looking for an exceptional group of intellectually curious students who will actively and positively contribute to the W&L community. 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 2026
| Applied | 7,229 |
|---|---|
| Admitted | 1,229 |
| Enrolled | 478 (268 Early Decision 1, Early Decision II and QuestBridge Offers. 210 Regular Decision and Waitlist Offers, including 5 students on a gap year in 2021-22) |
| 48% | Men |
| 52% | Women |
| <1% | Non-Binary |
| 7% | Johnson Scholars |
| 9% | International Students |
| 22% | Domestic Students of Color (students identifying as Asian American, African American, Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander and multi-racial) |
| 10% | First-Generation College Students |
| 10% | Children of Alumni |
| 6% | QuestBridge Finalists |
| 32% | Recruited Athletes |
High School Background
| 51% | Public/Charter School |
| 47% | Independent/Parochial School |
| 1% | United World College |
| <1% | Home School/Other |
Curriculum Background
| 95% | with AP, Advanced International Certificate of Education, and/or IB coursework |
| 68% | studied four years or more of at least one world language |
| 85% | completed at least one level of IB Math or a calculus course |
| 85% | studied four or more years' worth of lab science |
Scores*
| 32-34 | Middle 50% ACT Composite |
| 34 | Median ACT |
| 1430-1510 | Middle 50% SAT |
| 1470 | Median SAT |
| * of the 55% of students who submitted scores during this test-optional year |
Financial Aid Information
| 58% | Students Receiving W&L Grant Assistance |
| $57,464 | Average Need-Based Grant |
| $60,048 | Average Institutional Award (need and/or merit-based) |
| 13% | Pell Grant Recipients |
Extracurricular Stories
The Class of 2026's leadership, community-engagement, entrepreneurship and resilience were prominent throughout high school. They served as honor council members, student body presidents, state champion athletes, concert masters, community servants, interns, editors in chief, Gold Award recipients and Eagle Scouts plus:
School mascot; Jewish student union president; first amendment club founder; archer; EMT/fire fighter; member of U19 Korean lacrosse team; poll worker; USAF veteran; beekeeper; co-author of UN report on Oppression of Indigenous Peoples; Common Ground club leader; Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholar; Above Ground Burial researcher; YouTube milkshake reviewer; high school voter registration drive founder; ambassador of the year, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; musical composer/arranger; Gaelic football captain; polyglot; rhythmic gymnast; City of San Francisco mayoral intern; "Senior Singalong" video creator; Kennedy Lugar Youth Ambassador; Ladies First podcast founder; fundraisers, from $5k - $100K.
some of their jobs included:
Escape room gamemaster, gymnastics instructor, HVAC apprentice, ballroom dance instructor, pharmacy tech, mini-golf course pro, restaurant- all shapes and sizes- staff, caregiver at retirement home, ukulele instructor, cow corral builder, groundskeeper, lake steward, carpenter, head "snow-ista" at shaved ice shop.