by our College Data Analytics TeamAcademics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at William & Mary: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.
Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:
The student-to-faculty ratio at William & Mary is about average at 13 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. William & Mary employs 79% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.
For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.
William & Mary offers 48 majors with reported completions across 18 broad fields of study.
The degree levels available at William & Mary are shown below:
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at William & Mary.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 502 |
| Biology, General | 189 |
| Law | 171 |
| Political Science and Government | 168 |
| Psychology, General | 163 |
For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.
As you weigh academic life at William & Mary, a few more questions are worth asking:
Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic: