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William & Mary acceptance rate

William & Mary · Williamsburg, Virginia · Public · 7,055 undergraduates

34.1%
accepted, fall 2024
17,798
applications
6,064
offers of admission
1,614
enrolled (27% of those admitted)

Only about 8 in 100 four-year colleges admit a smaller share of applicants. Men were admitted at a higher rate than women in fall 2024 (37% against 32%). William & Mary is harder to get into than each of its six closest peers by size and selectivity; the nearest is Southern University and A&M College at 35%.

Acceptance rate since 2001

0%20%40%60%2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120242001 37%2002 35%2003 34%2004 35%2005 31%2006 32%2007 34%2008 34%2009 34%2010 32%2011 35%2012 32%2013 33%2014 33%2015 34%2016 37%2017 36%2018 37%2019 38%2020 42%2021 37%2022 33%2023 33%2024 34%
Share of first-time, first-year applicants offered admission, by fall term.
Show the numbers by year
FallAppliedAdmittedRateEnrolled
202417,7986,06434.1%1,614
202317,5485,74132.7%1,619
202218,0876,05933.5%1,642
202117,4756,38636.5%1,684
202014,2015,98742.2%1,521
201914,6805,53237.7%1,530
201814,6445,40636.9%1,545
201714,9215,35935.9%1,531
201614,3825,25336.5%1,507
201514,9525,15334.5%1,518
201414,5524,80533.0%1,511
201314,0464,66533.2%1,479
201213,6604,39432.2%1,467
201112,8254,44334.6%1,485
201012,5373,97831.7%1,398
200912,1104,05833.5%1,395
200811,6363,96634.1%1,387
200710,8543,65533.7%1,345
200610,7223,46832.3%1,350
200510,6103,29231.0%1,347
20049,6063,36835.1%1,341
200310,1613,48834.3%1,326
20028,9173,08934.6%1,323
20018,6103,22237.4%1,359

Applications and offers

05k10k15k20k20012004200720102013201620192024AppliedAdmitted2001 Applied: 9k Admitted: 3k2002 Applied: 9k Admitted: 3k2003 Applied: 10k Admitted: 3k2004 Applied: 10k Admitted: 3k2005 Applied: 11k Admitted: 3k2006 Applied: 11k Admitted: 3k2007 Applied: 11k Admitted: 4k2008 Applied: 12k Admitted: 4k2009 Applied: 12k Admitted: 4k2010 Applied: 13k Admitted: 4k2011 Applied: 13k Admitted: 4k2012 Applied: 14k Admitted: 4k2013 Applied: 14k Admitted: 5k2014 Applied: 15k Admitted: 5k2015 Applied: 15k Admitted: 5k2016 Applied: 14k Admitted: 5k2017 Applied: 15k Admitted: 5k2018 Applied: 15k Admitted: 5k2019 Applied: 15k Admitted: 6k2020 Applied: 14k Admitted: 6k2021 Applied: 17k Admitted: 6k2022 Applied: 18k Admitted: 6k2023 Applied: 18k Admitted: 6k2024 Applied: 18k Admitted: 6k
First-year applications received and offers made, by fall term.

Acceptance rate for women and men

Fall 2024AppliedAdmittedRate
Women11,0473,54432.1%
Men6,7422,51937.4%

SAT, ACT and test policy

Test scores in admission
Considered if submitted (test-optional)
SAT reading and writing
710 to 760 (middle 50% of enrolled students)
SAT math
690 to 770
ACT composite
32 to 34

Colleges similar to William & Mary

The six public four-year colleges closest to William & Mary in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Southern University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA		35%5,519$18,631$47,186
Binghamton University
Vestal, NY		39%14,655$20,907$89,136
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA		45%4,164$19,214$41,535
University of Puerto Rico
Bayamon, PR		35%2,851$9,644$37,789
University of West Alabama
Livingston, AL		43%2,974$11,531$47,856
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, TX		44%6,667$336$51,325

Admissions counts are first-time, first-year applicants reported by William & Mary to IPEDS for each fall term (2001 to 2024), read from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Test score ranges and policy come from the College Scorecard. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · William & Mary on College Scorecard