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Williamstown, MASee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

8.3%

Total Profiles

17

SAT Range

1490–1570

User Accept Rate

23.5%

Tuition

$64,860

Undergrad Enrollment

2,060

Applicants

11,465

Yield Rate

47.3%

Student:Faculty

6:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.25
SAT
1230
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.31
SAT
1300
ACT
29
Round: ED
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.57
SAT
1450
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.69
SAT
1370
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.52
SAT
1430
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.54
SAT
1410
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
2.93
SAT
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.77
SAT
1460
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
3.68
SAT
1560
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2026REJECTED
GPA
3.45
SAT
1390
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.45
SAT
1230
ACT
28
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.68
SAT
1460
ACT
29
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.83
SAT
1550
ACT
34
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1540
ACT
34
Round: EA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.17
SAT
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.91
SAT
1550
ACT
32
Round: ED
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
2.93
SAT
ACT
Round: EA

What you pay

$17,716/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $70,864 over four years.

What grads earn

$69,065/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$65,305 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.0 years of pay.

81% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

31%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Williams College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$-2,610
$30–48k$-1,727
$48–75k$-1,978
$75–110k$3,030
Over $110k$49,594

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

95%

Completion · all

95%

Completion · Pell

94%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

81%

Median debt

$12,761

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
11,465
Admitted
1,14510.0%
Enrolled
54147% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling5
Rape5

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation54% / 46%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball32Basketball17Football87Golf11Ice Hockey28Lacrosse39Rowing54Skiing19Soccer29Squash15Swimming31Tennis10Track & Field129Wrestling21

Women's

Basketball16Field Hockey25Golf10Ice Hockey24Lacrosse32Rowing45Skiing20Soccer28Softball19Squash16Swimming30Tennis9Track & Field148Volleyball18
Research Activity
FY 2024
$7Mtotal R&D expenditure#414 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics76 grads
Computer Science56 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General50 grads
English Language and Literature, General37 grads
Mathematics, General29 grads
Art/Art Studies, General28 grads
History, General26 grads
Experimental Psychology23 grads
Chemistry, General21 grads
Environmental Studies16 grads

4yr Grad Rate

85%

6yr Grad Rate

94%

Retention Rate

97%

Median Earnings

$88,665