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William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA · Public · Small suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · William & Mary

Public institution in Williamsburg, VA · 6,949 undergraduates · 33% acceptance rate · $73,490 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$22,5291,306th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$25,0401,224th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$49,4121,793rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$41,1181,233rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,500487th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$73,490224th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$62,959190th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
91.0%75th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
94.6%134th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
32.7%121st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
145864th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3334th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6,949371st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
12.1%2,011th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 111 mi (DCA)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$72,134$71,202
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$67,101$65,610
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$61,814$52,107
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$51,857$53,108
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$44,091$45,383
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$42,682$38,289
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,441$44,117
Public Policy AnalysisPublic Administrationbachelors$39,369$39,153
PhilosophyPhilosophy & Religious Studiesbachelors$38,289$33,993
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$36,042$29,685
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$35,416$36,134
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$35,060$41,565

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,825,364 (M $5,874,094 · W $4,951,270)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to William & Mary’s 6,949 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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