Top 2020 Rankings For College of William and Mary
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All 2020 Rankings For College of William and Mary
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Top Quality Overall
better worse | |
| Nationwide | 61 of 1728 |
| Southeast | 10 of 437 |
| Virginia | 4 of 49 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 644 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 160 of 374 |
| Virginia | 5 of 42 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 535 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 121 of 374 |
| Virginia | 3 of 42 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 308 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 74 of 374 |
| Virginia | 4 of 42 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 337 of 2178 |
| Ethnic | 766 of 2417 |
| Male / Female | 906 of 2417 |
| Location | 461 of 2183 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 173 |
| Best Value | 22 of 169 |
| Most Popular | 64 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 170 |
| Best Value | 22 of 166 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 359 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 359 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 250 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 132 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 141 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 263 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 890 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 820 |
| Best Value | 352 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 156 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 369 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 847 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 29 of 184 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 184 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 848 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 488 of 1931 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 901 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 744 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 183 of 1667 |
| Most Focused | 717 of 1667 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 726 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | 285 of 1512 |
| Most Focused | 569 of 1512 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 824 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 84 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 110 of 605 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 111 of 1350 |
| Most Focused | 177 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 621 |
| Best Value | 275 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 87 of 1266 |
| Most Focused | 105 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 799 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 341 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 150 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 241 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 652 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 11 of 231 |
| Most Focused | 62 of 231 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 99 of 272 |
| Most Focused | 111 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 196 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 146 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 256 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 571 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 545 |
| Best Value | 158 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 35 of 1246 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 1246 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 581 |
| Best Value | 170 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 35 of 1246 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 1246 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 822 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 117 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 84 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 807 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 475 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 53 of 1170 |
| Most Focused | 72 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 769 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 92 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 151 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 397 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 49 of 528 |
| Most Focused | 72 of 528 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 466 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 117 of 891 |
| Most Focused | 250 of 891 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 417 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 457 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 97 of 829 |
| Most Focused | 216 of 829 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 458 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 242 |
| Best Value | 46 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 59 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 207 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 229 |
| Best Value | 102 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 63 of 731 |
| Most Focused | 116 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 77 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 86 of 540 |
| Most Focused | 264 of 540 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 479 |
| Best Value | 191 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 39 of 1157 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 1155 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 435 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 17 of 1097 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 754 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 49 of 428 |
| Most Focused | 69 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 341 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 263 |
| Best Value | 98 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 716 |
| Most Focused | 117 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 835 |
| Best Value | 334 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 238 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | 562 of 1476 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 896 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 839 |
| Best Value | 310 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 216 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | 489 of 1381 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 833 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 401 |
| Best Value | 174 of 393 |
| Most Popular | 225 of 865 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 452 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 29 |
| Best Value | 10 of 29 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 68 |
| Most Focused | 12 of 68 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 38 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 670 |
| Best Value | 303 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 90 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 92 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 29 of 260 |
| Best Value | 91 of 254 |
| Most Popular | 113 of 427 |
| Most Focused | 96 of 427 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 79 of 418 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 87 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 109 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 536 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 28 of 316 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 202 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 59 of 590 |
| Best Value | 257 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 45 of 1082 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 1080 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 757 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 94 of 533 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 407 of 962 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 687 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 226 of 640 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 476 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 98 of 314 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 340 of 808 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 512 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 325 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 173 of 371 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 246 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 464 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 658 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 446 of 1751 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 173 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 170 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 228 of 825 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 188 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 264 of 852 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 206 of 748 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 174 of 601 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 132 of 621 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 109 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 145 of 352 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 166 of 472 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 134 of 476 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 179 of 464 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 455 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 241 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 81 of 229 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 76 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 69 of 479 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 95 of 435 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 88 of 242 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 62 of 263 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 111 of 834 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 96 of 839 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 400 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 8 of 29 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 71 of 669 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 56 of 260 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 85 of 589 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 213 of 533 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 187 of 513 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 81 of 1292 |
International Quality
International Value
