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Williams College

Basic Information

Type Private

Location Williamstown, MA

Population 80,000

Website http://www.williams.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,060

Men / Women 48% / 52%

White 40%

Hispanic 11%

Asian 9%

Mixed 9%

International 9%

Black 5%

Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 37%

Engineering, Computing & Math 22%

Life & Natural Sciences 19%

Business & Economics 15%

Arts 6%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $68,560

Est. Cost of Attendance $84,860

10-Year ROI $251,000

ROI Percentile 93th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%

4-Year Graduation Rate 71%

6-Year Graduation Rate 94%

Transfer-Out Rate 1%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 231 (22th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 8%

Yield (Unbound) 29%

Early Decision Nov 15

Regular Decision Jan 1

Early Decision 2 Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$1M	#287
Life & Natural Sciences	$4M	#330
Engineering, Computing & Math	$0M	#434

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Submitted Test Scores 52%

SAT Range 1,490 – 1,570

ACT Range 34 – 35

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Williams College	493	51% / 49%	7%	$103,679
Astrophysics	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	—
Computer Science	56 +7	71% / 29%	11%	$151,614
Mathematics	29 +33	76% / 24%	14%	—
Physics	7 +6	43% / 57%	14%	—
Statistics	10 +17	100% / 0%	0%	—
Biology	50 +2	26% / 74%	4%	—
Chemistry	21 +3	43% / 57%	5%	$63,869
Environmental Studies	16 +3	44% / 56%	0%	—
Geosciences	7 +5	43% / 57%	14%	—
Economics	76 +24	75% / 25%	11%	$139,687
African-American/Black Studies	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	—
American Studies	13 —	31% / 69%	0%	$82,055
Anthropology	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	—
Chinese	11 —	64% / 36%	0%	—
Classical Languages	6 +1	50% / 50%	17%	—
Comparative Literature	6 +1	17% / 83%	0%	—
East Asian Studies	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	—
English	37 +5	43% / 57%	0%	$60,640
French
German	2 +2	50% / 50%	50%	—
History	26 +10	58% / 42%	8%	$61,257
Interdisciplinary Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Japanese	1 +2	100% / 0%	0%	—
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$82,055
Philosophy	6 +8	33% / 67%	17%	—
Political Science	12 +16	42% / 58%	8%	$87,419
Psychology
Psychology	23 +28	17% / 83%	4%	—
Religious Studies	4 +5	50% / 50%	0%	—
Russian
Social Sciences	12 +5	58% / 42%	0%	—
Sociology	4 +5	50% / 50%	0%	—
Spanish	2 +7	0% / 100%	50%	—
Women's Studies	4 +7	0% / 100%	0%	—
Music	3 +3	67% / 33%	0%	—
Studio Art	28 +1	25% / 75%	14%	$56,297
Theater	1 +4	100% / 0%	0%	—