William & Mary

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,177
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 59%
From Region 7%
Athletes 543 (7.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Asian 11%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 7%
Black 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Faculty of Arts and Sciences 1,641 39% 62% 12% 5% 8% 4% $82,583 78 +0.62 79 96%
Computer Science 141 +10 73% 48% 23% 5% 9% 6% $140,004 75 +0.44 99 94% — — — —
Data Science 59 +13 41% 46% 22% 5% 8% 10% $119,495 75 +0.38 98 — — — — —
Chemistry 61 +2 46% 67% 20% 2% 5% 0% $81,729 89 +0.98 78 96% — — — —
Geosciences 25 +1 28% 80% 0% 0% 12% 0% $73,735 84 +0.78 66 95% — — — —
Mathematics 35 +20 60% 63% 11% 0% 6% 20% $123,701 91 +1.45 98 94% — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 21 +8 48% 57% 24% 5% 5% 10% $117,563 75 +0.28 98 — — — — —
Physics 40 +2 62% 68% 10% 0% 2% 8% $107,996 96 +1.76 95 95% — — — —
Biology 146 +3 34% 60% 18% 3% 6% 1% $66,000 48 -0.05 49 99% — — — —
Neuroscience 76 +1 39% 61% 22% 5% 5% 0% $74,536 77 +0.66 68 97% — — — —
Kinesiology 110 +11 29% 62% 7% 14% 10% 2% $70,297 82 +0.99 59 98% — — — —
Economics 19 +5 74% 58% 21% 0% 11% 5% $109,704 71 +0.44 96 96% — — — —
Economics 95 +28 60% 63% 13% 3% 5% 8% $109,704 71 +0.44 96 96% — — — —
American Studies 3 +2 67% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $75,631 94 +1.30 70 97% — — — —
Area Studies 10 +13 20% 30% 40% 0% 10% 0% $75,631 94 +1.30 70 97% — — — —
Chinese Studies 4 +8 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,631 94 +1.30 70 97% — — — —
Classics 7 +5 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $57,335 62 +0.04 25 — — — — —
English 65 +22 25% 71% 6% 3% 6% 5% $62,029 92 +1.17 38 91% — — — —
French 2 +15 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,413 49 -0.14 23 86% — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $57,407 52 -0.06 26 — — — — —
History 122 +29 45% 79% 4% 4% 5% 1% $56,693 57 -0.02 24 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 48 +66 25% 48% 6% 12% 21% 8% $66,336 91 +0.86 50 96% — — — —
Japanese 3 +8 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $57,479 52 -0.05 26 — — — — —
Linguistics 18 +7 28% 89% 6% 0% 0% 0% $57,915 53 -0.01 27 — — — — —
Philosophy 16 +14 38% 56% 12% 0% 0% 12% $73,551 84 +0.91 66 100% — — — —
Religion 3 +4 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $63,045 94 +1.50 41 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +17 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $56,413 49 -0.14 23 86% — — — —
Anthropology 19 +6 16% 63% 0% 5% 11% 0% $66,245 91 +0.85 49 — — — — —
International Relations 87 +10 31% 75% 7% 5% 8% 1% $89,976 94 +0.90 86 96% — — — —
Political Science 126 +34 48% 71% 8% 3% 8% 1% $77,238 71 +0.37 72 95% — — — —
Psychology 174 +30 17% 56% 10% 9% 13% 5% $60,357 82 +0.80 33 98% — — — —
Public Policy 42 +7 31% 69% 10% 0% 14% 0% $83,074 85 +0.80 79 97% — — — —
Sociology 30 +7 13% 43% 7% 20% 10% 0% $72,562 94 +1.42 64 100% — — — —
Art 19 +6 11% 68% 11% 5% 5% 5% $51,669 76 +0.52 13 100% — — — —
Music 4 +6 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $50,552 65 +0.41 11 — — — — —
Theatre 7 +6 14% 14% 14% 14% 29% 14% $47,355 78 +0.58 7 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Raymond A. Mason School of Business 243 50% 67% 12% 2% 7% 6% $124,218 99 +2.42 99 98%
Business Administration 243 +11 50% 67% 12% 2% 7% 6% $124,218 97 +2.42 99 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 15 0% 67% 7% 0% 20% 0% $60,499 11 +1.22 34
Elementary Education 15 — 0% 67% 7% 0% 20% 0% $60,499 93 +1.22 34 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $26,814
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $53,358
Est. In-State Cost $34,687
Est. Out-of-State Cost $69,024
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 84%
6-Year Graduation Rate 89%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.2% 478 28% 64% 8% 6% 10% 2% $73,194 93 +0.75 65 97% —
Business & Economics 18.8% 357 54% 66% 12% 3% 6% 7% $119,583 96 +1.79 98 98% —
Humanities 16.1% 305 34% 69% 8% 5% 8% 3% $61,442 80 +0.51 37 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.7% 222 36% 60% 20% 4% 6% 0% $68,922 56 +0.19 56 98% —
Computer Science 10.5% 200 64% 48% 23% 5% 8% 8% $133,954 82 +0.42 99 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 9.6% 182 50% 67% 14% 1% 5% 7% $98,610 84 +1.13 91 95% —
Health Sciences 5.8% 110 29% 62% 7% 14% 10% 2% $70,297 21 +0.99 59 98% —
Arts 1.6% 30 20% 57% 10% 7% 13% 7% $50,513 45 +0.52 11 100% —
Education 0.8% 15 0% 67% 7% 0% 20% 0% $60,499 85 +1.22 34 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $56.0M #63 45% $1.5M 3 #201 100 19
Humanities & Social Sciences $16.8M #123 17% $0.3M 9 #242 39 7
Education $10.5M #53 76% $0 36 #106 — —
Computer Science $5.2M #129 62% $0.1M 7 #115 85 2
Agriculture & Food Science $2.8M #111 23% $0.1M — — — 2
Life & Natural Sciences $1.7M #272 69% $0.0M 12 #136 27 —
Business & Economics $1.5M #184 18% $0.1M — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $94.4M #158 44% $2.1M 67 #227 251 30

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 105 $5.5M $9.0M -$3.5M
Track & Field (combined) 97 $1.4M $1.0M $385K
Baseball 40 $1.3M $1.4M -$159K
Soccer 27 $1.1M $971K $83K
Swimming 24 $1.1M $237K $836K
Gymnastics 19 $1.1M $318K $796K
Basketball 16 $2.6M $2.8M -$231K
Golf 9 $941K $200K $740K
Tennis 9 $1.2M $638K $574K
Total 286 $16.1M $16.6M -$474K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 129 $1.3M $1.4M -$103K
Lacrosse 38 $1.3M $1.2M $49K
Soccer 35 $1.1M $1.2M -$127K
Swimming 34 $989K $328K $661K
Field Hockey 24 $1.0M $1.1M -$74K
Gymnastics 22 $944K $425K $518K
Volleyball 19 $944K $1.2M -$215K
Basketball 14 $1.3M $2.5M -$1.2M
Tennis 10 $1.2M $945K $223K
Golf 8 $932K $204K $728K
Total 257 $10.9M $10.5M $474K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 226 $2.7M $2.4M $281K
Football 105 $5.5M $9.0M -$3.5M
Soccer 62 $2.2M $2.2M -$44K
Swimming 58 $2.1M $565K $1.5M
Gymnastics 41 $2.1M $744K $1.3M
Baseball 40 $1.3M $1.4M -$159K
Lacrosse 38 $1.3M $1.2M $49K
Basketball 30 $3.9M $5.3M -$1.4M
Field Hockey 24 $1.0M $1.1M -$74K
Tennis 19 $2.4M $1.6M $797K
Volleyball 19 $944K $1.2M -$215K
Golf 17 $1.9M $405K $1.5M
Total 543 $38.2M $37.5M $750K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 37%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 5

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 36% 36% 36%
Early Decision 50% 50% 50%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 62%
SAT Range 1390 – 1520
SAT Math Range 680 – 760
SAT RW Range 710 – 760