Williams College - SAT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

Williams College Description:

Williams typically vies with Amherst for the top spot on national rankings of four-year colleges. One of Williams’ unique features is its tutorial program in which students meet with faculty in pairs to present and critique each other’s work. With a 7:1 student faculty ratio and an endowment well over $1 billion, Williams offers exceptional educational opportunities for its students.

Admissions Data:

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 19.1%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
  • SAT Critical Reading: 660 / 760
  • SAT Math: 660 / 760
  • ACT Composite: 29 / 33

Enrollment:

• Total Enrollment: 2,079
• Gender Breakdown: 49% Male / 51% Female
• 98.4% Full-time

Costs:

• Tuition and Fees: $33,478
• Books: $800
• Room and Board: $8,950
• Other Expenses: $1200
• Total Cost: $44,428

Williams Financial Aid:

• Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 49%
• Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Federal Grants: 15%
  • State / Local Grants: 6%
  • Institutional Grants: 48%
  • Loans: 23%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Federal Grants: $2,856
  • State / Local Grants: $1,603
  • Institutional Grants: $26,299
  • Loans: $2,156

Most Popular Majors:

Art, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, History, Math, Political Science

Data Source:

National Center for Educational Statistics

Williams College Statement of Mission and Purposes:

"Williams seeks to provide the finest possible liberal arts education by nurturing in students the academic and civic virtues, and their related traits of character. Academic virtues include the capacities to explore widely and deeply, think critically, reason empirically, express clearly, and connect ideas creatively. Civic virtues include commitment to engage both the broad public realm and community life, and the skills to do so effectively. These virtues, in turn, have associated traits of character. For example, free inquiry requires open-mindedness, and commitment to community draws on concern for others.

We are committed to our central endeavor of academic excellence in a community of learning that comprises students, faculty, and staff, and draws on the engagement of alumni and parents. We recruit students from among the most able in the country and abroad and select them for the academic and personal attributes they can contribute to the educational enterprise, inside and outside the classroom. Our faculty is a highly talented group of teachers, scholars, and artists committed deeply to the education of our students and to involving them in their efforts to expand human knowledge and understanding through original research, thought, and artistic expression. Dedicated staff enable this teaching and learning to take place at the highest possible level, as does the involvement and support of our extraordinarily loyal parents and alumni."

complete statement at http://www.williams.edu/home/mission.php