William & Mary

Common Data Set 2020-21

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Acceptance Rate

15.5%

Applications

5,987

Admitted

926

All Extracted Fields

A. General Information

Last Name:
Assistant Director
Title:
Office of Institutional Research
Office:
P.O. Box 8795
Address Line 1:
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Address Line 2:
757-221-2147
City:
ir@wm.edu
Zipcode
Yes
Country:
No
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:
Mailing Address:
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City/State/Zip/Country:
Name of College/University:
757-221-4223
Street Address Line 1:
NA
Street Address Line 2:
Office of Admissions, P.O. Box 8795
Street Address Line 3:
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
City
757-221-1241
State
admission@wm.edu
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number (Out-of-State Area Code):
If your academic year has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, please indicate as other below.
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:
Differs by program (describe):
Classify your undergraduate institution:
X

B. Enrollment And Persistence

Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: males
1
Other first-year, degree-seeking: males
2524
Total degree-seeking: males
356
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: males
449
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: males
0
Other first-year, degree-seeking: males
6236
All other degree-seeking: males
2703
Total degree-seeking: males
8939
Total All Full-Time Students: Males
24
Total All Part-Tim Students: Males
736
Total All Students: males
7
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: females
1
Other first-year, degree-seeking: females
3607
Total degree-seeking: females
381
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: females
514
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: females
0
Degree-seeking, first-time: females
115
All other degree-seeking: females
109
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: females
908
Total graduate Full-Time Students: females
2
Degree-seeking, first-time: females
97
All other degree-seeking: females
68
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: females
1521
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: Unknown
9
Other first-year, degree-seeking: Unknown
47
Total degree-seeking: Unknown
176
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: Unknown
259
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: Unknown
28
Degree-seeking, first-time: Unknown
546
All other degree-seeking: Unknown
437
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: Unknown
3687
Total graduate Full-Time Students: Unknown
8
Degree-seeking, first-time: Unknown
382
All other degree-seeking: Unknown
293
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: Unknown
6217
Total all undergraduates
179
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
204
Asian, non-Hispanic
0
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
204
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
177
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
10
TOTAL
0
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
1131
Asian, non-Hispanic
3
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
1128
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
953
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
50
TOTAL
8
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Total (sum of 3 columns to the left)
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
1479
Asian, non-Hispanic
4
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
1475
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
1254
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
66
TOTAL
9

C. First-Time, First-Year Admission

Percent in top half of high school graduating class
ACT Math
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
0.4838
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
0.4413
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:
0.0709
Total first-time, first-year males who applied
2546
Total first-time, first-year females who applied
3441
Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted
924
Total first-time, first-year students of unknown sex who were admitted
2
Total first-time, first-year students of unknown sex who enrolled
No
Total
Percent
Percent who had GPA of 4.0
0.77
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
0.95
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
0.99
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
0.01
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
0.01
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
0.36
Total full-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled
TOTAL
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
Top half +
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
bottom half = 100%
Total part-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled
3080
Total full-time, first-time, first-year students of unknown sex who enrolled
1714
Total part-time, first-time, first-year students of unknown sex who enrolled
145
Beginning date: Month
Date
Beginning date: Day
Date
Date: Month
2020-01-01 00:00:00
Date: Day
2020-01-01 00:00:00
Must reply by (date)
C15
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified after
C16
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month
2020-04-01 00:00:00
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day
2020-04-01 00:00:00
Is your waiting list ranked?
4
If yes, do you release that information to students?
4
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?
Yes
Number of early decision applications received by your institution
Yes
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
X
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:
First or only early decision plan closing date
English
X
Mathematics
X
Science
X
Of these, units that must be lab
X
Foreign language
X
Social studies
X
Computer Science
X
Visual/Performing Arts
X
Other (specify)
X
Standardized test scores
ADMISSION
Application Essay
Require
Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or nonacademic factors differ by academic program.
SAT with Essay component required
AP
X
Institutional Exam
X
ACT Writing: 25th Percentile
Percent
ACT Writing: 50th Percentile
Number
ACT Science: 25th Percentile
0.77
ACT Science: 50th Percentile
1174
ACT Reading: 25th Percentile
0.32
ACT Reading: 50th Percentile
494
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-699
25th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-599
1300
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-499
660
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-399
640
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-299
30
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total
27
SAT Math: 600-699
75th Percentile
SAT Math: 500-599
1490
SAT Math: 400-499
740
SAT Math: 300-399
750
SAT Math: 200-299
34
SAT Math: Total
32
SAT Composite: 800-999
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Composite: 600-799
0.552
SAT Composite: 400-599
0.3816
SAT Composite: Total
0.0655
ACT Composite: 24-29
1
ACT Composite: 12-17
SAT Composite
ACT Composite: 6-11
0.503
ACT Composite: Below 6
0.418
ACT Composite: Total
0.076
ACT English: 24-29
1

D. Transfer Admission

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)
X
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?
X
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:
American Council on Education (ACE)
No limit, but must meet 60 credits
Number
No limit, but must meet 60 credits
Unit Type
sem hours
Number
Yes
Unit Type
No
Males
428
Females
766
Males
263
Females
460
Males
105
Females
182
Fall
X
Summer
D4
Essay or personal statement
X

E. Academic Offerings and Policies

Accelerated program
X
Distance learning
X
Double major
X
Dual enrollment
X
English as a Second Language (ESL)
X
Honors Program
X
Independent study
X
Internships
X
Student-designed major
X
Study abroad
X
Teacher certification program
X
Weekend college
X
Arts/fine arts
X
Computer literacy
X
English (including composition)
X
History
X
Physical Education
X
Intensive writing
X
Mathematics
X

F. Student Life

Campus Ministries
X
Choral groups
X
Concert band
X
Dance
X
Drama/theater
X
International Student Organization
X
Jazz band
X
Literary magazine
X
Model UN
X
Music ensembles
X
Musical theater
X
Opera
X
Pep band
X
Radio station
X
Student government
X
Student newspaper
X
Student-run film society
X
Symphony orchestra
X
Television station
X
Yearbook
X
Men's residence halls
X
Special housing for disabled students
X
Special housing for international students
X
Fraternity/sorority housing
X
Cooperative housing
X
Wellness housing
X
Other housing options (specify):
X
Specify:
Multicultural Unit, and 8 language houses ((Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish).

G. Annual Expenses

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:
https://npc.collegeboard.org/app/wm
Tuition: In-district
17434
Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
17434
Tuition: Out-of-state:
40089
Tuition: Nonresident
40089
Tuition: In-district
17434
Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
17434
Tuition: Out-of-state:
40089
Tuition: Nonresident
40089
Required Fees:
13332
Food and housing (on-campus):
8086
Housing Only (on-campus):
5246
Required Fees:
13332
Food and housing (on-campus):
8086
Housing Only (on-campus):
5246
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?
X
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?
0.06
Transportation:
1520
Transportation
1520
Books and supplies:
8086
Housing only:
5246
Food only:
13332
Food and housing total*
556
Transportation:
1520
In-district:
581
In-state (out-of-district):
1336
Out-of-state:
1336

H. Financial Aid

a) Students notified on or about (date): Month
a) Students notified on or about (date):
a) Students notified on or about (date): Day
a) Students notified on or about (date):
If yes, starting date (Month):
Yes
If yes, starting date (Day):
Yes
Federal methodology (FM)
x
Federal
3478852
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
3864905
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
34906806
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
1350665
Total Scholarships/Grants
43601228
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
11245291
Federal Work-Study
1340428
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
0
Total Self-Help
12585719
Parent Loans
4537640
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
925342
Athletic Awards
1491202
Federal
145208
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
26522
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
3097029
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
1157397
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
x
Federal Direct PLUS Loans
x
Federal Nursing Loans
x
Specify:
College/university loans from institutional funds
Total Scholarships/Grants
4426156
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
4225614
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
0
Total Self-Help
4225614
Parent Loans
2222213
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
4950
Athletic Awards
7099121
Federal Pell Grants
H13
State scholarships/grants
x
Private scholarships
x
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds
x
United Negro College Fund
x
Federal Nursing Scholarship
x
Specify:
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Alumni affiliation
Non-Need Based
Art
x
Job skills
x
ROTC
x
Music/drama
x
Religious affiliation
x
Alumni affiliation
Need-Based
Athletics
x
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:
State/district residency
A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item $B$1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
1527
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
1076
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
580
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
552
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
494
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
238
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
235
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
131
I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
0.8
J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
25817
K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
18665
L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
3339
M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
3242
A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item $B$1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
6187
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
3306
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
2299
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
2230
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
2056
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
1105
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
812
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
535
I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
0.8
J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
25690
K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
19009
L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
4201
M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
3928
A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item $B$1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
53
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
27
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
17
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
16
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
15
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
7
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
4
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
2
I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
0.63
J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
12558
K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
9150
L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
3704
M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
3704
N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
34
O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
10065
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
81
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
33379
N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
310
O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
8640
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
295
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
28999
N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
0
O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
0
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
6
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
18979
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.
1411
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
486
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
469
C. Institutional loan programs.
0
D. State loan programs.
0
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
99
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
0.34
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
0.33
C. Institutional loan programs.
0
D. State loan programs.
0
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
0.07
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
26254
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
18521
C. Institutional loan programs.
0
D. State loan programs.
0
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
41141
Institutional scholarship or grant aid is not available
x
Specify:
International Student’s Certification of Finances
FAFSA
H8
CSS Profile
x
Noncustodial Profile
x
Specify:
Business/Farm Supplement
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):
2021-03-01 00:00:00
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):
2021-03-01 00:00:00

I. Instructional Faculty And Class Size

A. Total number of instructional faculty
664
B. Total number who are members of minority groups
99
C. Total number who are females
282
D. Total number who are males
382
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
21
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
636
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
25
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
3
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
0
J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
90
A. Total number of instructional faculty
256
B. Total number who are members of minority groups
22
C. Total number who are females
120
D. Total number who are males
136
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
7
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
167
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
62
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
15
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
12
J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
62
A. Total number of instructional faculty
920
B. Total number who are members of minority groups
121
C. Total number who are females
402
D. Total number who are males
518
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
28
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
803
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
87
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
18
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
12
J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
152
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio
12
based on ____ students
7443
and ____ faculty
639
2-9
187
10-19
333
20-29
207
30-39
176
40-49
69
50-99
55
100+
27
Total
1054
2-9
23
10-19
18
20-29
21
40-49
1
50-99
7
100+
1
Total
71

J. Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

TOTAL (should = 100%)
0
TOTAL (should = 100%)
0
Area, ethnic, and gender studies
0.0193
Computer and information sciences
0.0371
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
0.03
English
0.0386
Biological/life sciences
0.1031
Mathematics and statistics
0.0406
Interdisciplinary studies
0.0838
Parks and recreation
0.0655
Philosophy and religious studies
0.0229
Physical sciences
0.0543
Psychology
0.0716
Public administration and social services
0.0274
Social sciences
0.2357
Visual and performing arts
0.0229
Business/marketing
0.098
History
0.0492
TOTAL (should = 100%)
1