Williams Student Profile Williams students are an incredibly talented, passionate, and diverse lot. They are defined as much by their individual perspectives as by the way they come together with faculty and staff as well to create a warm, dynamic, surprisingly noncompetitive community. So it s difficult to characterize students with sets of numbers. But as you consider joining this extraordinary community, maybe it s helpful to know something concrete about who we are and where we come from. The pages that follow offer some details, meant to give you a sense of the students who apply and come to Williams and who, in turn, are Williams.
BY THE NUMBERS 2013 201 2015 2016 6,63 6,017 7,030 7,069 61 1,229 22 56 538 1,237 1,215 58 572 55 568 216 231 1,196 239 551 early decision early decision early decision early decision total admit rate: 20.% total admit rate: 18.6% total admit rate: 17.3% total admit rate: 16.9% SAT AND ACT DISTRIBUTION OF CURRENT STUDENTS SAT 800 760 750 710 700 660 critical reading MATH writing 18.3% 21.7% 18.2% 26.7% 22.9% 28.3% 31.8% 30.6% 32.9% ACT SAT subject tests 800-760 750-710 700-660 650-610 below 600 36-3 33-31 30-28 27-25 below 25 2.9% 7.7% 12.0% 11.5% 18.2% 20.3% 26.1% 32.1% 33.9% 35.2% 650 610 600 below 9.9% 10.% 8.7% 13.2% 1.% 11.9% CURRENT STUDENT high school rank (of students with reported rank) top decile 89.6% second decile 7.9%
WHO we are 7% 53% 35% u.s. students of color asian 13% 10% 11% 1% american black hispanic/ latino native american first generation students WHat we do Areas of study Majors American Studies 8 Anthropology 8 Arabic 5 Art (History and Studio) 57 Asian Studies 8 Astronomy 3 Astrophysics Biology 60 Chemistry 31 Chinese 13 Classics (Greek and Latin) 6 Comparative Literature 6 Computer Science 16 Contract Major Economics 80 English 6 Environmental Policy 3 Environmental Science 2 French 6 concentrations Africana Studies 1 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 8 Cognitive Science 5 Environmental Studies 11 International Studies 29 Jewish Studies 3 17% (Average number of majors per class) Geosciences 8 German 3 History 57 Japanese 3 Literary Studies Mathematics 53 Music 9 Philosophy 20 Physics 11 Political Economy 17 Political Science 60 Psychology 61 Religion 8 Russian 2 Sociology 8 Spanish 9 Theatre 7 Women s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 5 Latina/o Studies 9 Leadership Studies 28 Legal Studies 9 Maritime Studies 2 Neuroscience 15 Science and Technology Studies 0 9% Percent of first-year students rating opportunities for extracurricular involvement as very good or excellent 6% international Student Involvement at Williams music or theater 27% student government 12% 19% religious or spiritual groups 92% Percent of students involved in at least one extracurricular activity at Williams 53% Percent of seniors who have held an internship during their time at Williams 7% 5% political groups Percent of students who study away during their time at Williams student publications 21% service organizations 2% 33% club sports 37% Percent of seniors who have done research with a faculty member during their time at Williams
WHere we come from united states residents 22 239 1 5 1 9 9 32 ALASKA 6 HAWAII 11 ME 36 VT 2 NH 25 2 26 13 0 377 31 5 57 36 76 13 2 37 0 12 5 39 9 5 7 0 3 29 59 7 PUERTO RICO 2 GUAM 1 66 MA 277 CT 120 RI 6 NJ 126 DE 6 DC 12 MD 53 high school origins of current students other % private 28% public 57% 11% parochial & religious countries represented among current students Albania Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Barbados Bermuda Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burundi Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Ethiopia Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Korea, Republic of Kuwait Latvia Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mauritius Mexico Moldova, Republic of Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
financial aid at Williams Average financial aid package 2011-2012 $3,620 Percent of cost met by average financial aid package 78% Range of financial aid awards to individuals $7,63-$56,792 Range of family income of those assisted $0-$266,130 Williams financial aid is comprehensive, covering books, health insurance, study abroad costs, travel and personal expenses average first year financial aid package 92% GRANTs 100% of demonstrated need is met by financial aid 100% of students with demonstrated need receive aid package 53% of students receive aid from Williams 100% of books and course materials are covered by financial aid packages % % student loan campus job class of 2012 average four-year debt: $8,300 National average college graduate debt: $25,250
completion statistics Percent of Williams students who return for sophomore year 97% Five Year Graduation Rate 96% rate Four Year Graduation Rate 91% Williams has the second highest four-year graduation of all U.S. colleges Contact Us Williams College Office of Admission 33 Stetson Court Williamstown, MA 01267 13 597 2211 admission@williams.edu