University

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Small town
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $68,560
Out-of-state tuition: $68,560
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,076

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

8.6%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,101 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate students as of October 15, 2025.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,067 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate full-time students.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 34 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate part-time students.

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Visual and Performing Arts
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-05 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $65
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fees, fee-waiver availability, and personal-essay requirements; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?168342
Retrieved 2026-06-10

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 15,520 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2025.
First-year students admitted (C1): 1,336 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2025.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 567 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2025.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2025–2026 CDS does not report a GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2025–2026 CDS does not report a GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2025–2026 CDS does not report a GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2025–2026 CDS does not report a GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2025–2026 CDS does not report a GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2025–2026 CDS does not report a GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2025–2026 CDS does not report a GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2025–2026 CDS does not report a GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official 2025–2026 CDS does not report a GPA distribution.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; The official 2025–2026 CDS does not report an average high-school GPA.

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

8.3%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution
First-year applications (C1): 15,411 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students admitted (C1): 1,272 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students enrolled (C1): 547 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,115 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,085 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 30 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 35%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 17%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 740 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 780 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 750 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 790 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 34 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Williams College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.williams.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85