Washington and Lee University ( Washington and Lee University; abbreviation: W & L) the ninth oldest university in the United States, founded in 1749, is located in the small town of Lexington, Virginia, is also the United States of America is very characteristic of the "small university", not many people, international students accounted for 6%. The number of students is small, with 6% international students. In 2015 the U.S. liberal arts college ranked 14.