Rankings and recognition
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Carnegie classification
A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.
Athletics
NCAA Division III
NCAA division where available from verified imports.
Editorial spotlight
Washington College — editorial overview (Chestertown, MD)
Starting from Baltimore, if you drive east for about 90 minutes and cross the Chesapeake Bay, you’ll arrive at Chestertown, Maryland, on the “eastern shore”. Chestertown is the home of Washington College, a small, liberal arts college that traces its roots to 1782. The campus was...
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