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William & Mary

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach National

Location Williamsburg, VA

Population 400,000

Website https://www.wm.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,949

Men / Women 41% / 59%

White 63%

Black 10%

Asian 9%

Hispanic 9%

Mixed 6%

International 3%

Native American 0%

From State 59%

From Region 7%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 44%

Business & Economics 16%

Life & Natural Sciences 15%

Physical Sciences & Math 9%

Computer Science 8%

Health Sciences 7%

Arts 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $26,160

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $51,732

Est. In-State Cost $33,841

Est. Out-of-State Cost $66,921

10-Year ROI $237,000

ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%

4-Year Graduation Rate 84%

6-Year Graduation Rate 89%

Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)

Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51%)

Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 34%

Yield (Unbound) 17%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Early Decision 2 Jan 5

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$15M	#105
Life & Natural Sciences	$60M	#139
Engineering, Computing & Math	$6M	#225

Graduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences	218	#108
Engineering, Computing & Math	7	#214
Life & Natural Sciences	13	#454

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 59%

SAT Range 1420 – 1500

SAT Math Range 690 – 770

SAT RW Range 710 – 760

ACT Range 32 – 34

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Faculty of Arts and Sciences	1,466	37% / 63%	4%	$75,400		94%
Computer Science	93 +7	62% / 38%	5%	$145,337	100	100%
Data Science	42 +10	48% / 52%	5%	$90,818	90	—
Chemistry	47 +1	47% / 53%	4%	$80,208	82	91%
Geosciences	17 +3	35% / 65%	0%	$63,671	54	—
Mathematics	33 +17	55% / 45%	21%	$114,526	98	100%
Mathematics and Statistics	14 +2	71% / 29%	36%	$107,935	97	—
Physics	32 +2	62% / 38%	3%	$76,306	78	100%
Biology	171 +10	29% / 71%	2%	$69,010	66	90%
Neuroscience	73 +1	27% / 73%	7%	$62,323	50	96%
Kinesiology	115 +7	23% / 77%	1%	$66,872	61	92%
Economics	68 +20	60% / 40%	7%	$86,782	88	97%
American Studies	4 +6	25% / 75%	0%	$75,576	77	97%
Anthropology	24 +7	21% / 79%	4%	$61,957	49	—
Area Studies	15 +9	20% / 80%	0%	$75,576	77	97%
Chinese Studies	2 +8	50% / 50%	0%	$75,576	77	97%
Classics	15 +5	33% / 67%	0%	$61,642	49	—
English	52 +18	21% / 79%	4%	$55,995	32	94%
French	1 +7	0% / 100%	0%	$56,703	34	86%
German	2 +6	50% / 50%	0%	$58,162	38	—
History	101 +28	50% / 50%	2%	$66,422	61	94%
Interdisciplinary Studies	45 +56	24% / 76%	4%	$60,794	46	88%
International Relations	72 +6	28% / 72%	6%	$81,921	84	91%
Japanese	4 +5	50% / 50%	0%	$58,331	39	—
Linguistics	23 +11	30% / 70%	0%	$58,763	40	—
Philosophy	19 +11	58% / 42%	21%	$73,915	74	100%
Political Science	138 +30	47% / 53%	6%	$76,102	78	93%
Psychology	137 +19	19% / 81%	2%	$59,796	43	94%
Public Policy	42 +12	38% / 62%	0%	$63,860	54	96%
Religion	6 +4	83% / 17%	0%	$59,239	41	—
Sociology	36 +11	19% / 81%	3%	$65,242	58	89%
Spanish	3 +13	0% / 100%	0%	$56,703	34	86%
Art	17 +10	29% / 71%	0%	$52,022	21	100%
Music	1 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$45,345	8	—
Theatre	2 +5	0% / 100%	0%	$42,462	6	—

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Raymond A. Mason School of Business		193	59% / 41%	3%	$103,576		93%
Business Administration		193 +8	59% / 41%	3%	$103,576	96	93%

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Education		8	0% / 100%	0%	$54,719
Elementary Education		8 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,719	28	—

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