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Washington and Lee University (W&L) is the oldest liberal arts college in the American South and one of the oldest in the United States. Founded in 1749 as the Augusta Academy, it was strongly influenced through the years by its two namesakes: George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Washington saved the school from near bankruptcy in 1798, with the largest gift ever given to a college to that date. Lee served as President of the university from 1865 to 1870 and was instrumental in forming several of the school's departments. W&L is unique as the only liberal arts college to have its own law school. There are 1,750 undergraduate students and 400 law students at Washington and Lee.