- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- William & Mary
Williamsburg, VASuburb: smallZIP 23187Founded 1693
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1693
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wm.edu
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William & Mary
William & Mary is a public university in Williamsburg, Virginia, with 7,055 undergraduates. It admits 34% of applicants, graduates 88% within six years and costs $18,880 a year after aid.
88%graduate
Admission rate34%
Retention95%
4-year graduation82%
Pell Grant share15%
Federal loans22%
$18,880net price / year
34%admission rate
1473average SAT
88%graduate in 6 years
$83,488median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,417median debt
#164 of 1,704 for earnings#786 of 1,739 for lowest net price#83 of 1,738 for graduation rate#120 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $45,606tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,456
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $52,725
- Average net price
- $18,880national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$3,292
$30,001–48,000$4,385
$48,001–75,000$6,345
$75,001–110,000$14,265
$110,001+$37,032
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 34%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1473
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 710–760
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 690–770
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 32–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college34%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college95%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college88%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college15%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 88%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 82%
- First-year retention
- 95%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 91%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $66,018
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $83,488middle 50%: $55,841–$122,161
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,417
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$122,161
Median, William & Mary$83,488
Lower quarter$55,841
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,055
- Part-time
- 1.2%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 13%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 15%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 79%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,942 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,167
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,454,415,648
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic9.0%
Black5.1%
Asian12%
Two or more races7.2%
U.S. nonresident3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.3%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences20%
Business & management13%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Psychology9.2%
Computer & information sciences7.4%
Physical sciences6.6%
History6.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.8%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vermont Burlington, VT | $20,277 | 81% | $68,368 |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY | $18,375 | 72% | $64,530 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | $19,570 | 72% | $61,019 |
| Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | $25,272 | 85% | $116,342 |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL | $17,829 | 67% | $67,557 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA | $17,362 | 69% | $77,989 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 231624. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q875637.