William & Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
- Public
- Suburb
- 7,055 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 34%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $18,880per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 89%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $83,48810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through the Pell Promise, William & Mary covers full tuition and fees for eligible in-state undergraduates who qualify for a Federal Pell Grant and demonstrate significant financial need.
Source: Pell Grant Guarantee | Undergraduate Admission | William & Mary
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 34%About 3 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1400–1530Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 32–34Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From William & Mary's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
96% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 4.34. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 37%6,245 admitted of 16,895 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 50%735 admitted of 1,477. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- Top 10% of their class
- 79%95% were in the top quarter.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Class rank
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Considered
- Test scores
- Interview
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: William & Mary Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $18,880full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $45,606sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $26,456Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $52,725Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 89%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 95%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $83,48810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,417federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,055Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 15%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 13%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA — admits 86%
- The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ — admits 62%
- Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO — admits 61%
- James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 72%
Also worth a look
- Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA — admits 35%
- Grambling State University Grambling, LA — admits 45%
- University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA — admits 17%
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL — admits 21%
- Delaware State University Dover, DE — admits 47%
- Regent University Virginia Beach, VA — admits 38%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for William & Mary, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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