Inside Academics at Williams College

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Williams College: 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:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 6 students for every instructional faculty member, Williams College ranks among the best colleges for instructional attention when compared with the national average of 15 to 1. With 85% of instructors full time, Williams College is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Students at Williams College can choose from 30 majors with reported graduates spanning 14 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Williams College are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Williams College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Williams College:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Williams College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Williams College retains and graduates its students — 97% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Williams College.

Continue Your Research into Williams College

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Williams College — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Williams College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at Williams College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Williams College — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Williams College — accreditation status and accrediting bodies