William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA200 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
757-221-4000
William & Mary is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by King William III and Queen Mary II of England, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, after Harvard University. It is named after the reigning monarchs at the time of its founding. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." Its undergraduate programs are highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report in a number of categories, and its graduate programs are also highly regarded.
The university is organized into four schools: the College of William & Mary, the Mason School of Business, the School of Education, and the School of Marine Science. The College of William & Mary offers a liberal arts education and is the oldest college in the United States. The Mason School of Business offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business and is one of the top-ranked business schools in the country. The School of Education offers programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and is one of the top-ranked schools of education in the country. The School of Marine Science offers undergraduate and graduate programs in marine science and is one of the top-ranked marine science programs in the world.
The university is home to a number of research institutes and centers, including the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of the Presidency, the Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations, the Center for Gifted Education, and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. The university also operates a number of museums and historic sites, including the Muscarelle Museum of Art, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and the Jamestown Settlement.
The university is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, a city of about 15,000 people located in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. The city is home to a number of historical sites, including the Colonial Williamsburg Historic District, the Jamestown Settlement, and the Yorktown Battlefield. The university is situated on 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) of land in the Historic Triangle of Virginia, which also includes the cities of Jamestown and Yorktown.
The university has an enrollment of about 11,000 students, of whom about 9,000 are undergraduates and 2,000 are graduate and professional students. The student-to-faculty ratio is about 11-to-1. The university offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as a number of professional programs.
The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It is also a member of the Association of American Universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and the Virginia Association of Colleges and Universities.
The university's sports teams are known as the William & Mary Tribe and compete in the NCAA Division I Colonial Athletic Association. The university fields teams in a number of sports, including football, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, and soccer. The university is also home to a number of club sports teams, including rugby, ultimate frisbee, and crew.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 8939
Acceptance Rate: 42.16%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.wm.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.wm.edu/financialaid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $39768
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $63260
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at William & Mary is $144263.07. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at William & Mary. For graduates of William & Mary, we saw an average early-career income of $63400.00 and mid-career income of $120800.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.