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William & Mary

Basic Information

Type Public

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%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 44%

Life & Natural Sciences 20%

Business & Economics 16%

Computer Science & Math 11%

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 (84th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 255 (64th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 34%

Yield (Unbound) 17%

Early Decision 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	#109
Engineering, Computing & Math	7	#214
Life & Natural Sciences	13	#458

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_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 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Faculty of Arts and Sciences	1,466	37% / 63%	4%	$75,330
Computer Science	93 +7	62% / 38%	5%	$143,898
Data Science	42 +10	48% / 52%	5%	—
Mathematics	33 +17	55% / 45%	21%	$113,392
Mathematics and Statistics	14 +2	71% / 29%	36%	—
Biology	171 +10	29% / 71%	2%	$68,327
Chemistry	47 +1	47% / 53%	4%	$79,414
Geosciences	17 +3	35% / 65%	0%	—
Neuroscience	73 +1	27% / 73%	7%	$61,706
Physics	32 +2	62% / 38%	3%	—
Kinesiology	115 +7	23% / 77%	1%	$66,210
Economics	68 +20	60% / 40%	7%	$85,923
American Studies	4 +6	25% / 75%	0%	$74,828
Anthropology	24 +7	21% / 79%	4%	—
Area Studies	15 +9	20% / 80%	0%	$74,828
Chinese Studies	2 +8	50% / 50%	0%	$74,828
Classics	15 +5	33% / 67%	0%	—
English	52 +18	21% / 79%	4%	$55,441
French	1 +7	0% / 100%	0%	$56,142
German	2 +6	50% / 50%	0%	—
History	101 +28	50% / 50%	2%	$65,764
Interdisciplinary Studies	45 +56	24% / 76%	4%	$60,192
International Relations	72 +6	28% / 72%	6%	$81,110
Japanese	4 +5	50% / 50%	0%	—
Linguistics	23 +11	30% / 70%	0%	—
Philosophy	19 +11	58% / 42%	21%	—
Political Science	138 +30	47% / 53%	6%	$75,349
Psychology	137 +19	19% / 81%	2%	$59,204
Public Policy	42 +12	38% / 62%	0%	$76,451
Religion	6 +4	83% / 17%	0%	—
Sociology	36 +11	19% / 81%	3%	$64,596
Spanish	3 +13	0% / 100%	0%	$56,142
Art	17 +10	29% / 71%	0%	$51,507
Music	1 +4	0% / 100%	0%	—
Theatre	2 +5	0% / 100%	0%	—

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Raymond A. Mason School of Business		193	59% / 41%	3%	$107,295
Business Administration		193 +8	59% / 41%	3%	$107,295

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Education		8	0% / 100%	0%
Elementary Education		8 —	0% / 100%	0%	—

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