Williams College

Private College · Located in Williamstown, MA · VetLink Partner since 2016

Admissions Numbers

• 8 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

• Early Decision Application Deadline: November 15

• Regular Decision Application Deadline: January 8

• Transfer Application Deadline: March 1

Demographics

2,000 enrolled undergraduate students

48% Males // 52% Females

16% first-generation college students

Academics

36 majors & 700+ courses offered

7:1 student-faculty ratio

71% of classes have < 20 students

Top Academic Programs

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Mathematics

Biology/Biological Sciences

Computer Science

English Language and Literature

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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

• 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

Knowledge in Action

41% of students conduct funded research each year

~ 150 Williams students study abroad each year with 250+ opportunities for study away

Williams offers Oxford Tutorial-style academics and an opportunity for a year-long study at Oxford University with Exeter College.

Williams Office of Fellowships helps students extend their learning outside of the classroom

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

Alumni & Outcomes

31,459 Active Alumni Worldwide

95% Six year graduation Rate

92% of the class of '22 were employed, in graduate school or volunteering within six months of graduation

~43% of students graduated with more than one major

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More Resources

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Additional Information for U.S. Military Service Member and Veteran ApplicantsAdmission & Financial Aid