Williamstown, MA · Private nonprofit
8.3%
Acceptance rate
1,527
SAT Average
$14,852
Avg net price
2,060
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 575Master’s 38 |
| Bachelor’s 139Master’s 28 |
| Bachelor’s 62Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 54Master’s 10 |
| Bachelor’s 46Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 44Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 41Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 41Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 39Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 30Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 27Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 21Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 17Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- New England Small College Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports29
Athletic participation
700 unique student-athletes · 32 varsity teams
Early Decision
Binding · CSS Profile due Nov 15
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1 · CSS Profile due Jan 4
· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge Application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $68,240
- Required fees
- $320
- Food and housing
- $17,260
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other expenses
- $2,700
- Total
- $89,520
- $75,5202019–2019–20
- $66,5402020–2120–21
- $78,0602021–2221–22
- $81,0002022–2322–23
- $84,8602023–2423–24
- $89,5202024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $14,852 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 57%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $80,302
- Required forms
- CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Williams College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Williams College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Williams College runs one binding Early Decision round. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Williams College withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.
Enrolled first-years by geography
584 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 12. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 28% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
43% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
18% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 17% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 17% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Williams College rates 5 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- First generation
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Work experience
- Important
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Williams College leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Williams College's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need.
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $14,852 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 332 of 584 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Avg self-help
Not disclosedAvg need-based loan
Not disclosedMerit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Williams College offers need-based aid only (no merit for nonresidents): nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Avg merit award
Not disclosedWilliams College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
96.5% of Williams College’s first-years return for a second year and 96.5% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03