Washington and Lee award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Washington and Lee?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

Verified Jul 20262 months ago

The short answer

3 of 3 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 3 of 3
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 3
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Washington and Lee's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.

Johnson Scholarship: See notes
Max and Sylvia Weinstein Scholarship: See notes
Regional Honor Scholarships (Keelty, Boyd, Dallas, Houston/Fox Benton, Carrere, J. Edward Lewis): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Johnson Scholarship
Tuition and fees, housing and food, plus $10,000 for a summer experience (full ride; more than $89,000/yr)
To keep it: A four-year award covering tuition, fees, housing, and food, plus the one-time-style annual $10,000 summer enhancement funding. W&L does not publish a specific GPA renewal threshold on the scholarship page.
Source: https://www.wlu.edu/admissions/the-johnson-scholarship
Max and Sylvia Weinstein Scholarship
Full tuition
To keep it: Renewable for four years.
Source: https://www.wlu.edu/admissions/the-johnson-scholarship/additional-scholarships
Regional Honor Scholarships (Keelty, Boyd, Dallas, Houston/Fox Benton, Carrere, J. Edward Lewis)
Cover tuition for four years
To keep it: Four-year tuition awards tied to specific geographic regions (e.g., Baltimore, Columbia SC, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, West Virginia).
Source: https://www.wlu.edu/admissions/the-johnson-scholarship/additional-scholarships

How Washington and Lee compares across our verified dataset

665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Washington and Lee is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Washington and Lee’s own published materials.

Policy pageWashington and Lee stacking policy
Common Data SetWashington and Lee Common Data Set
Cost of attendanceWashington and Lee cost-of-attendance worksheet
Merit tiersJohnson Scholarship
Merit tiersMax and Sylvia Weinstein Scholarship