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Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Williams College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 2,164 students in fall 2024, including 2,115 undergraduates and 49 graduate students.

Williams College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 39 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Computer Science, and Experimental Psychology. It awarded 613 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

97% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Key figures

2,164
Students enrolled
97%
First-year retention
613
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
39
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 39

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Social Sciences 6
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Psychology 1
Physical Sciences 5
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 4
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
97%
Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
575
Master's degrees
38

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,164
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,115
Graduate students, fall 2024
49
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,342
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,292
Graduate students, 2024-25
50
Full-time, 2024-25
98%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
52%
Men
48%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
12%
Two or more races
8%
International (U.S. nonresident)
10%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New England Small College Athletic Conference
President
Maud S. Mandel
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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