Williams College

Williams College is a private, nonprofit school located in the small town setting of Williamstown, MA, less than an hour from Albany NY.

Founded in 1793, Williams currently enrolls around 1,987 students a year, including 1,962 undergrads. The institution runs on a 4-1-4 (2 long terms separated by a month-long mini-term) academic calendar.

Williams's endowment was valued at $2,841,360,340 in 2021.

Admissions Facts About Williams

Acceptance rate: 15%

Mean ACT score: 33

Mean SAT score: 1472

Early Decision or Early Action: Yes/No

2022 Regular Decision Deadline: January 8

2022 Regular Decision Notification Date: March 25

What's the acceptance rate at Williams College in 2021?

It is extremely difficult to get into Williams College. Williams accepts around 15 percent of applicants each year.

The mean composite SAT score is 1472. The mean ACT scores is 33.

In 2021, 1,944 applicants were waitlisted and 73 students were ultimating offered a spot off the waitlist.

Is Williams a good school?

Different people have different ideas about what makes a "good" school. Admissions difficulty and admitted student statistics can give you a sense of how competitive a school is, but they don't tell you how happy or successful students are. There are a few statistics that can give you a good idea of how satisfied students are and how well a school supports its students.

Retention, graduation, and job placement statistics all give valuable information about the quality of the student experience, before and after graduation.

Retention and graduation rates

About 90 percent of students who start at Williams return the next year. Out of the 546 students who started at Williams as first-time freshman, 486 graduate within four years.

Around 96 percent of students who started at Williams earn their Bachelor's degrees within six years. The average six-year graduation rate for U.S. colleges and universities is 61 percent for public schools, and 67 percent for private, non-profit schools.

Job outcomes and student debt

Job placement rates after graduation, average starting salaries, and the debt students graduate with can all give important clues about the value of a degree from a specific school. The average student debt for graduates in the class of 2021 was around $16,215 per student, not including those with no debt. For context, compare this number with the average national debt, which is around $36,000 per borrower.

Based on this information, how does Williams sound? Remember, the best school for one person may be a terrible fit for another! So the real question to ask yourself: is Williams a good school for YOU?

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All applicants will receive an admissions decision by March 25.

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