The College of William and Mary

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STAFF REPORTS

Published: October 9, 2008

116 Jamestown Road or P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187
757-221-4223
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Affiliation – Public

Undergraduate enrollment – 5,700

Full-time faculty – 519

Annual costs* – $18, 200; books, $900

Applications – $60 fee; deadline for early decision, Nov. 1; others by Jan. 1; notification by April 1. Total received 10,845; from Virginia 5,009, of which 2,123 were accepted and 892 enrolled.

Miscellaneous – 58 percent received financial aid, with $13,902 average value; SAT mid-50 percent: 1310-1460; ACT accepted.

Most popular majors – Business, psychology, government and English.

Profile – William and Mary is one of the nation’s premier public, liberal arts universities known for its commitment to personalized education, undergraduate research and civic engagement.

The “Annual costs*” figure is the total cost for in-state students: it includes tuition, room and board, and all other fees such as technology, student activities, etc., which vary by school. Books are listed separately.

Schools provided SAT scores at the 25th and 75th percentile (middle 50 percent band) for admitted freshmen. The SAT test has three components: critical reading, math and writing. When the writing section was added to the SAT in 2005, the total number of points that can be earned increased from 1600 to 2400. Most of the schools responding to this survey reported scores for only the reading and math portions.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch compiled this information from surveys that were completed by each college or university.