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William & Mary tuition and net price

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

$26,456
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$52,725
out-of-state tuition and fees
$45,606
full cost of attendance a year
$18,880
average net price after aid

Grants cut the bill sharply. The average in-state student receiving aid paid $18,880, under half of the $45,606 cost of attendance. What a family pays depends heavily on income. Households under $30,000 paid $3,292 on average; those above $110,000 paid $37,032. Tuition and fees have risen 71% since 2014-15, when they were $15,465.

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $3,292Income under $30,000$3,292Income $30,001 to $48,000: $4,385Income $30,001 to $48,000$4,385Income $48,001 to $75,000: $6,345Income $48,001 to $75,000$6,345Income $75,001 to $110,000: $14,265Income $75,001 to $110,000$14,265Income over $110,000: $37,032Income over $110,000$37,032
Average yearly price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid and paying the in-state rate.

For an estimate based on your own family's finances, use William & Mary's net price calculator.

Tuition and fees since 2014-15

$0k$20k$40k$60k2014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Out-of-stateIn-state2014-15 Out-of-state: $40k In-state: $15k2015-16 Out-of-state: $41k In-state: $17k2016-17 Out-of-state: $42k In-state: $19k2017-18 Out-of-state: $44k In-state: $20k2018-19 Out-of-state: $45k In-state: $22k2019-20 Out-of-state: $47k In-state: $23k2020-21 Out-of-state: $47k In-state: $23k2021-22 Out-of-state: $47k In-state: $24k2022-23 Out-of-state: $47k In-state: $24k2023-24 Out-of-state: $49k In-state: $25k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $53k In-state: $26k
Published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees. No figure was published for 2024-25.
Show the numbers by year
Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-state
2025-26$26,456$52,725
2023-24$25,041$49,412
2022-23$23,970$47,196
2021-22$23,812$47,038
2020-21$23,362$46,854
2019-20$22,922$46,854
2018-19$21,830$45,272
2017-18$20,287$43,670
2016-17$18,687$42,274
2015-16$16,919$41,072
2014-15$15,465$39,916

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$26,456 in-state, $52,725 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$16,601
Books and supplies
$1,080
Full cost of attendance
$45,606 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
15%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
22%
Median federal debt at graduation
$17,417

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

Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · William & Mary on College Scorecard