Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts
About
Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War in 1755. Williams's main campus is located in Williamstown, in the Berkshires in rural northwestern Massachusetts, and contains more than 100 academic, athletic, and residential buildings. There are 360 voting faculty members, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 6:1. As of 2022, the college had an enrollment of 2,021 undergraduate students and 50 graduate students.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$72,510
- Estimated total for international students
- US$89,520
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,076
- Graduate students
- 49
- International undergraduates
- 9%
- Students per teacher
- 6 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 8%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 740–780 · Maths 750–790
- ACT
- 34–35
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 95%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$95,954
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (34)
Bachelor's degrees32 subjects
Master's degrees2 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.