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William & Mary Admissions Statistics & Acceptance Rate

What Type of Student Gets Admitted to William & Mary?

Review the admissions stats from recent freshman classes to have a better understanding of your chances of being admitted to William & Mary, located in Williamsburg, VA.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of William & Mary
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at William & Mary
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

What Admissions Stats Mean to You

Selectivity and acceptance rates can be a big clue to how difficult it is to be admitted. Compare your test scores to prior applicants to get a good understanding of who you are competing against for entrance.

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Selectivity: How Many Students Get Accepted?

The selectivity of a college indicates how competitive the admissions process is.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Selective (30-50%)
Acceptance Rate	34%
Application Fee	$75 (fee waiver available)

Acceptance and Enrollment Stats

William & Mary had 17,798 applications. Among these applicants, 6,064 gained acceptance, and 1,614 chose to enroll.

Applicant Total	17,798
Accepted	6,064
Enrolled	1,614
Enrolled Full-Time	1,614

The acceptance rate at William & Mary is 34.1%. This level of selectivity means the school is moderately selective. The school admits men and women at different rates at William & Mary: the female acceptance rate is 32% compared to 37% for men.

The yield rate at William & Mary is 27%. This indicates that 27% of students who were accepted decided to enroll. Broken down by gender, the female yield rate is 27% compared to 26% for male admits.

Who’s Applying: Applicants by Gender

Gender data for applicants and admitted students at William & Mary.

	Men	Women
Applicants	6,742	11,047
Admitted	2,519	3,544
Enrolled	643	971

Average Test Scores

Approximately 43% of applicants to William & Mary provided SAT results (696 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students scored SAT Reading and Writing scores between 710 and 760. SAT Math scores ranged from 690 and 770.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Critical Reading	710	760
Math	690	770
Combined Total	1400	1530

William & Mary got ACT scores from 16% of accepted students (252 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 32 and 34.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Overall	32	34
English	34	35
Math	28	33

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

Notes and References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Jrcla2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.