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Williams College Common Data Set 2025-26
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Acceptance rate
8.6%
1,336 of 15,520
Early decision rate
26.6%
Non-ED pool: 7.4%
SAT middle 50%
1490–1550
ACT middle 50%
33–35
Who got into Williams College: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 111Waitlisted 80Rejected 136Preview
Self-reported by 327 applicants on Reddit, so it leans toward strong applicants and isn't Williams College's official data. 10 with lower scores are off the chart but counted in the table. See your chances
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GPA and SAT of 327 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 15,520 |
| AdmittedC1 | 1,336 |
| EnrolledC1 | 567 |
| YieldC1 | 42.4% |
| Early decisionC21 | 256 of 964 (26.6%) |
| Early actionC22 | Not offered |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | 2,193 |
| Accepted a placeC2 | 850 |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 25 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | 2.9% |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 43% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 18% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 740–770 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 740–790 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | — |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | — |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | — |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | — |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | — |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | $76,300 |
| Required feesG1 | $340 |
| Food and housingG1 | $19,320 |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | 100% |
| Average % of need metH2 | 100% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $80,302 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $80,302 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankVery important
- Academic GPAVery important
- Standardized test scoresConsidered
- Application essayImportant
- Recommendation(s)Very important
- InterviewNot considered
- Extracurricular activitiesImportant
- Talent/abilityImportant
- Character/personal qualitiesVery important
- First generationImportant
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyNot considered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentConsidered
- Volunteer workImportant
- Work experienceImportant
- Level of applicant's interestNot considered
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 2,101 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 97.4% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 95.2% |
Notes on this filing
- C1 applied total is printed as 15520 (male 7368 + female 7248 + unknown 904).
- C2: waitlist labels are cut off; values mapped by position (offered 2193, accepted a place 850, admitted 25). Waitlist is not ranked.
- C8A and C8F are consistent: test-optional, scores considered if submitted. C9 percentages are of enrolled first-time first-year students (242 SAT, 104 ACT).
- C11 GPA bands are blank and C12 average GPA is blank; only the share submitting GPA (74.25%, C12) is reported, so the GPA band and average fields are null.
- B4-B11: the 2019 cohort reports a six-year rate (95.2%) but no four-year rate is printed; grad_rate_4yr is null.
- B22: retention is 532 of 546 (97.4%) as printed.
- G1: tuition is a single private-institution rate; in-state and out-of-state fields are null. room_and_board is the food-and-housing charge; housing-only and food-only figures are not used.
- H2: the aid percentages use the first-time, full-time first-year column. pct_with_need_awarded_aid is line d / line c (332/332); pct_need_fully_met is line h / line d (332/332 = 100.0). avg_need_based_grant is line K.
- H1: aid data are 2025-2026 estimated figures, not final 2024-2025 figures.
Source: Williams College Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.