literature and the literary arts, established the Douglass Wallop Fellowship as a nationwide competition, with the first fellowship going to playwright Sheri Wilner. The award will be granted biennially to a playwright.
== Student life ==
The school has over 90 student clubs.
Only seniors can apply to live off campus; the rest are required to live on campus (unless they are local or commuters). On-campus housing can accommodate approximately 1,056 students (not including quad rooms that can be converted). Most students stay on campus over the weekend to participate in various social and recreational activities.
Approximately 30 percent of students attend graduate school in the first year following graduation, and approximately 45 percent do so within five years.
In Fall 2018, the student-to-faculty ratio was 10.5:1. The average class size is 17.
The school confers the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Arts (in English, psychology, and history).
Washington College has joined the …