# Williams College

#### **Admissions Numbers**

* 14 VetLink applicants matriculated
* Test optional for entry through fall 2025
* <55% veterans applied first year
* 60-100% veterans applied as transfer\*
* 3.76 Average GPA of VetLink applicants\*

  (\*applicant reported)

#### **How to Apply**

Application available on Common App and Apply Coalition with SCOIR

* School Report + Official transcripts
* Counselor Recommendation
* Teacher recommendations
* Standardized test scores (Optional)
* Application fee (Waiver available)
* Additional writing supplement (Optional)

#### Admissions Deadlines&#x20;

* Early Decision Application Deadline: November 15
* Regular Decision Application Deadline: January 8
* Transfer Application Deadline: March 1

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Demographics</strong> </td><td>2,000 enrolled undergraduate students</td><td>48% Males // 52% Females</td><td>16% first-generation college students</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Academics</strong></td><td>36 majors &#x26; 700+ courses offered</td><td>7:1 student-faculty ratio</td><td>71% of classes have &#x3C; 20 students</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Top Academic Programs</strong></td><td>Econometrics and Quantitative Economics</td><td>Mathematics</td><td>Biology/Biological Sciences</td><td>Computer Science</td><td>English Language and Literature</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### Financial Aid & Scholarships

* $81,160 Cost of attendance for full time undergraduate programs
* Need-Blind Applications
* Unlimited Yellow Ribbon institutional matching funds from the college, without limitation on the number of recipients
* 100% of transfer and veteran students receive financial aid
* 100% of every admitted student’s demonstrated financial need met for 4 years through “all-grant” financial aid, with no loans or required earnings contributions
* 53% of Williams undergraduate students receive need-based financial aid
* 20% of undergraduate students receive Pell Grants

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#### Veterans Campus Life&#x20;

* Student Veterans Association (SVA) - Provides academic and professional outreach for prospective and current student veterans, connects members with on-campus resources, generates awareness of veterans on campus, develops a supportive community,
* The Career Preparation curriculum provides skills-based tools and recommendations for yearly engagement in career exploration
* Transfer, veteran & non-traditional student orientation
* Student ambassadors, family resources for students with a spouse and/or children
* 150+ student-run organizations on campus and connections to more than 350 service organizations

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Knowledge in Action</strong> </td><td>41% of students conduct funded research each year</td><td>~ 150 Williams students study abroad each year with 250+ opportunities for study away</td><td>Williams offers Oxford Tutorial-style academics and an opportunity for a year-long study at   Oxford University with Exeter College.                         </td><td>Williams Office of Fellowships helps students extend their learning outside of the classroom</td><td>Center for Learning in Action (CLiA) supports the development of experiential courses and modules, helping faculty design and implement them and helping students find appropriate courses and projects</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Alumni &#x26; Outcomes</strong> </td><td>31,459 Active Alumni Worldwide</td><td>95% Six year graduation Rate</td><td></td><td>92% of the class of '22 were employed, in graduate school or volunteering within six months of graduation</td><td>~43% of students graduated with more than one major</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### More Resources

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