Williams College

Name: Williams College Common Data Set 2025-26
Creator: Williams College
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2025-26

The 2025-26 Common Data Set for Williams College — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. Subscribe via RSS.

In its 2025-26 report, Williams College says 15,520 first-year students applied and 1,336 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 8.6%. 567 admitted students enrolled (42% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 1490–1550 and ACT of 33–35. Early decision: 256 of 964 applicants admitted (27%). Waitlist: 2,193 offered a spot, 850 accepted one, and 25 admitted from it. Compared with 2024-25, applications rose 0.7% (15,411 to 15,520) and the acceptance rate went from 8.3% to 8.6%.

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Acceptance Rate

8.6%

Applications

15,520

Admitted

1,336

Enrolled

567

SAT Composite

1490-1550

SAT Math

740-790

SAT Reading

740-770

ACT Composite

33-35

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offered

Likely ED share of class45%256 ED admits / 567 enrolled first-years

ED admit-rate multiple3.6x27% ED vs 7% all other rounds

Seats left after ED311of 567 enrolled first-year seats

All-other admit rate7%1,080 admitted from 14,556 applicants

§ Adjusted admission flow

Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

Early Decision

Applicants964reported count

Admits25627%

Class seats256assumes ED admits enroll

All other rounds

Applicants14,556reported count

Admits1,0807%

Class seats31129% estimated yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
Early Decision	964	256	27%	256	Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds	14,556	1,080	7%	311	All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision.

Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.

Overall yield: 42%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.

§ Wait list attrition

Offered a spot2,193

Accepted a spot850

Admitted from wait list25

39% joined after being offered a spot. 3% of students who joined were admitted. 14% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data

Wait-list data
Metric	Value
Offered a wait-list spot	2,193
Accepted a wait-list spot	850
Admitted from wait list	25
Joined after being offered	39%
Admitted after joining	3%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Factors this school weighs

First generation: Important

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$88,665

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

94%

6-year completion

Average net price

$17,716

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$12,761

federal loans only

Nonpayment

FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report382numbers from this report.

General Information

8 TABLES

Other

City:State

Respondent Information

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.williams.edu/institutional-research/common-data-set/

Address Information

Country:Main Phone Number (Area Code)

WWW Home Page Address:Main Institution Email

Admissions Office

Admissions Email Address:Corinne

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:4-1-4

Degrees Offered

Bachelor'sX

Master'sX

Enrollment And Persistence

4 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	297	285	2	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	5	0	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	698	750	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	1000	1035	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	2	9	0	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	0	0	0	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2150

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	60	191	196
Hispanic/Latino	79	317	317
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	28	127	129
White, non-Hispanic	252	898	920
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	0	2	2
Asian, non-Hispanic	85	271	272
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	0	0
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	36	150	153
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	44	111	112
Total	584	100	00

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	102	43	402	547
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	102	43	402	547
Completed in less than four years	85	35	313	433
Completed in less than five years	12	6	61	79
Completed in less than six years	2	0	7	9
Total completers	99	41	381	521
Six-year graduation rate	97.1%	95.3%	94.8%	95.2%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	106	35	392	533
Did not persist	1	0	0	1
Final cohort	105	35	392	532
Completed in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	Not reported	9	89	114
Completed in less than six years	1	0	4	5
Total completers	98	33	367	498
Six-year graduation rate	93.3%	94.3%	93.6%	93.6%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	0
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	97.4%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

8 TABLES

Entrance Exams

APX

Institutional ExamX

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	7368	7248	904	15,520
Admitted	628	661	47	1,336
Enrolled	286	279	2	567
Enrolled full-time	286	279	2	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	0	0	0	Not reported

Wait List

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:2,193

Number accepting a place on the waiting list:850

Number of wait-listed students admitted:25

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units4

Mathematics4

Science4

Of these, units that must be lab3

Foreign language4

Social studies4

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	Yes	—	—	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	Yes	—
Application essay	—	Yes	—	—
Recommendations	Yes	—	—	—
Interview	—	—	—	Yes
Extracurricular activities	—	Yes	—	—
Talent or ability	—	Yes	—	—
Character and personal qualities	Yes	—	—	—
First generation	—	Yes	—	—
Alumni relation	—	—	Yes	—
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	—	Yes
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	Yes	—
Volunteer work	—	Yes	—	—
Work experience	—	Yes	—	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	—	Yes

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	43	242
ACT	18	104

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1490	1520	1550
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	740	750	770
SAT math	740	770	790
ACT composite	33	34	35
ACT math	30	33	35
ACT English	34	35	36
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80094.2

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-6995.8

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100

SAT Math: 700-80095.9

SAT Math: 600-6992.9

SAT Math: 500-5991.2

SAT Math: Total100

SAT Composite: 1400-160096.3

SAT Composite: 1200-13993.7

SAT Composite: Total100

ACT Composite: 30-3699.0

ACT Composite: 24-291.0

ACT Composite: Total100

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class88

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class97

Percent in top half of high school graduating class99

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class1

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class1

Total0

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:74.3

Admission Policies

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Yes, by:X

Date: Month4

Date: Day1

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month5

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day1

Amount of housing deposit:200

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 institution964

Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan256

Other

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X

Transfer Admission

1 TABLE

Application for Admission

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Double majorX

Independent studyX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Other (specify):X

Required Course Work

Physical EducationX

HumanitiesX

Social scienceX

Other (describe):X

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)87%

Percent of males who join fraternities0%

Percent of females who join sororities0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%

Percent who live off campus or commute0%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)86%

Percent of males who join fraternities0%

Percent of females who join sororities0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing93%

Percent who live off campus or commute7%

Percent of students age 25 and older1%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students19

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

YearbookX

Housing

Coed residence hallsX

Apartments for married studentsX

Special housing for disabled studentsX

Cooperative housingX

Theme housingX

Annual Expenses

1 TABLE

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Other expenses	1850	Not reported	Not reported

Financial Aid

8 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	0	0	0
Average institutional non-need grant	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Athletic grant recipients	0	0	0
Average athletic grant	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Reporting Year

Academic Year2025-2026 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$2,902,541

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$160,900

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$89,497,403

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,425,354

Total Scholarships/Grants$93,986,198

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$0

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$0

Parent Loans$0

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$0

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$0

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,455,482

Total Scholarships/Grants$1,455,482

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,379,984

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$1,379,984

Parent Loans$1,877,489

Graduating Cohort

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.565

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Federal loan programs	101	18	10605
Institutional loan programs	10	2	3925
State loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Private student loans	12	2	54362

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$94,807

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$11,661,308

Aid Available

College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	300	59	359
Members of minority groups	100	19	119
Females	142	32	174
Males	158	27	185
Nonresidents	15	4	19
Doctorate or other terminal degree	298	45	343
Master's, but not terminal master's	1	8	9
Bachelor's degree	1	3	4
Unknown or other highest degree	0	3	3
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	1	7	8

Student to Faculty Ratio

based on ____ students2,078

and ____ faculty316

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	198	33
10-19 students	198	33
20-29 students	200	62
30-39 students	61	19
40-49 students	31	0
50-99 students	26	0
100+ students	11	0
Total	1	0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	3.4%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	3.8%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	8.1%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	6.5%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	6.7%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	5.9%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	9.9%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	28%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.4%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	3.1%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	7.1%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	8.1%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	23.1%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	7.2%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
History	Not reported	Not reported	6.7%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%

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