William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
37.0%
6,245 admitted
SAT · 50th
1450
Range 1390–1520
6-yr grad
80.2%
Retention 95.3%
Undergrads
11:1 S-F
Admissions
37.0%
6,245 admitted
from 16,895 apps
Applications16,895
Overall admit rate37.0%
Enrolled1,639 · 26.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist103 of 4,085
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Class rank, Extracurriculars, Recs, Rigor of HS record, State residency, Talent, Volunteering, Work experience
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1450
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1390–1520 · 47.6% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W710740760
Math680710760
Comp139014501520
ACT
255075
Comp323334
Cost & aid
$19,734
in-state tuition
out-of-state $46,177
Tuition (in-state)$19,734
Tuition (out-of-state)$46,177
Fees$7,501
Room & board$17,646
Books$900
Avg need-based grant$24,371
% need met82.0%
Academics
11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
95.3% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention95.3%
6-year graduation80.2%
Enrollment
undergraduates
First-year1,639
Transfer206
Full-time99%
Female60%
Rankings
#17
Princeton Review
Best Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)#1726
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#1826
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#2126
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#5126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#5426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#6026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#6426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferenceCoastal Athletic Association9
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingVirginia colleges12
ForbesNew Public Ivy
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policySAT and/or ACT exams are optional and considered for those applicants choosing to submit them.
Admissions URLhttps://www.wm.edu/
Admissions emailadmission@wm.edu
Admissions phone221-4223
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Virg…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Virginia VA · Public16.8%1470
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC · Public15.3%147021K
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
University of Richmond VA · Private (nonprofit)22.2%1440
Wake Forest University NC · Private (nonprofit)21.6%14505K
University of Maryland MD · Public45.0%147031K
Villanova University PA · Private (nonprofit)27.0%14507K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — William & Mary

29 years of William & Mary's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.