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William & Mary

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 400,000
Map of the United States

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 25%
Business & Economics 16%
Engineering, Computing & Math 13%
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 28%
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 #106
Life & Natural Sciences $60M #140
Engineering, Computing & Math $6M #227
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 218 #111
Engineering, Computing & Math 7 #218
Life & Natural Sciences 13 #482

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 59%
SAT Range 1,400 – 1,530
ACT Range 32 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends 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%
Physics 32 +2 62% / 38% 3%
Biology 171 +10 29% / 71% 2% $68,327
Chemistry 47 +1 47% / 53% 4% $79,414
Geosciences 17 +3 35% / 65% 0%
Kinesiology 115 +7 23% / 77% 1% $66,210
Neuroscience 73 +1 27% / 73% 7% $61,706
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%