Editing College of William & Mary (section)

==Academics==
[[File:Tyler Family Garden.jpg|thumb|Tyler Garden, a recognition of the link between William & Mary and the [[Tyler family]]]]
The College of William & Mary is a medium-sized, highly residential, public research university.<ref name="Carnegie">{{cite web |url=http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/sub.asp?key=748&subkey=16511&start=782 |title=Carnegie Classifications: College of William and Mary |publisher=The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |access-date=December 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210092225/http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/sub.asp?key=748&subkey=16511&start=782 |archive-date=February 10, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> The focal point of the university is its four-year, full-time undergraduate program which constitutes most of the institution's enrollment. The college has a strong undergraduate arts & sciences focus, with many graduate programs in diverse fields ranging from American colonial history to marine science. The university offers multiple academic programs through its center in the District of Columbia: an undergraduate joint degree program in engineering with [[Columbia University]], as well as a liberal arts joint degree program with the [[University of St Andrews]] in Scotland.<ref>[http://www.wm.edu/sites/standrews/index.php William & Mary – St Andrews William & Mary Joint Degree Programme] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405100550/http://www.wm.edu/sites/standrews/index.php |date=April 5, 2012 }}. Wm.edu. Retrieved on August 9, 2013.</ref>

The graduate programs are dominant in [[STEM fields]] and the university has a high level of research activity.<ref name="Carnegie"/> For the 2016–17 academic year, 1,591 undergraduate, 652 masters, and 293 doctoral degrees were conferred.<ref name="CDS-B">{{cite web |url=https://www.wm.edu/offices/ir/documents/cds/2018-2019-common-data-set-as-of-may-7.xlsx |title=Common Data Set 2018–2019, Part B |publisher=Office of Institutional Research, College of William & Mary |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512034345/https://www.wm.edu/offices/ir/documents/cds/2018-2019-common-data-set-as-of-may-7.xlsx |archive-date=May 12, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> William & Mary is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.wm.edu/sacs/index.php |title=SACS at William & Mary |publisher=College of William & Mary |access-date=December 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218082145/http://web.wm.edu/sacs/index.php |archive-date=February 18, 2009 }}</ref>

[[File:William & Mary Law School.jpg|thumb|[[William & Mary Law School]]]]
William & Mary contains several schools,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.wm.edu/academics/departmentsandschools/index.php|title=Departments and Schools|access-date=July 24, 2023|publisher=College of William and Mary in Virginia|website=www.wm.edu}}</ref> academic departments, and interdisciplinary research institutes, including:

*Arts and Sciences<ref name=WMSchDept25>[https://www.wm.edu/academics/departmentsandschools/  Schools and Departments.] William & Mary.</ref>
*Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences at [[Virginia Institute of Marine Science|VIMS]]<ref name=WMSchDept25/><ref>[https://www.vims.edu/academics/  Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences.] Virginia Institute of Marine Science. College of William & Mary.</ref>
*[[Mason School of Business|Raymond A. Mason School of Business]]<ref name=WMSchDept25/>
*[[William & Mary Law School|William & Mary Law School]]<ref name=WMSchDept25/>
*William & Mary School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics<ref name=WMSchDept25/>
*[[College of William & Mary School of Education|William & Mary School of Education]]<ref name=WMSchDept25/>

William & Mary offers exchange programs with 15 foreign schools, drawing more than 12% of its undergraduates into these programs. It also receives U.S. State Department grants to expand its foreign exchange programs further.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/williamsburg/dp-22560sy0sep16,0,2420420.story |title=Topic Galleries – dailypress.com |publisher=Dailypress.com |date=September 26, 2008 |access-date=September 26, 2008}}{{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

===Admissions and tuition===
{{Infobox U.S. college admissions
|year              = 2023
|admit rate        = 32.7%
|admit rate change = -4.2
|yield rate        = 28.2%
|yield rate change = -0.4
|test optional     = yes
|SAT Total         = 1365–1510<br />(among 45% of [[freshman|FTFs]])
|SAT Total change  = 
|ACT               = 32–34<br />(among 17% of [[freshman|FTFs]])
|ACT change        = 
|GPA              = 4.4
|float             = right
|ref               = <ref name="FallEnrollmentReport">{{cite web |url=https://www.wm.edu/offices/it/services/ir/university_data/cds/ |title=Common Data Set |publisher=William & Mary Institutional Data |access-date=September 17, 2024 }}</ref>
}}

William & Mary enrolled 7,063 undergraduate and 2,755 postgraduate students in Fall 2024.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250214200455/https://www.wm.edu/offices/it/services/ir/university_data/cds/cds-2024-2025_b1.pdf</ref> In 2018, women made up 57.6% of the undergraduate and 50.7% of the graduate student bodies.<ref name="CDS-B"/>

Admission to W&M is considered "most selective" according to ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.<ref name="colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com">{{Cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/3705|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216194319/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/3705|url-status=dead|title=College of William and Mary – Best College – Education – US News<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=February 16, 2009|access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> For the undergraduate class entering fall 2024, William & Mary received 17,789 applications and accepted 6,063, or 34.0%. Of accepted applications, 1,614 enrolled, a yield rate of 26.6%. Of all [[Matriculation|matriculating]] students, the average high school GPA is 4.4. The [[interquartile range]] for total [[SAT]] scores was 1400–1530, while the range for [[ACT (test)|ACT]] scores was 32–34.<ref>https://www.wm.edu/offices/it/services/ir/university_data/cds/cds-2024-2025_c.pdf</ref> 

Undergraduate tuition for 2024–2025 was $18,709 for Virginia residents and $43,442 for out-of-state students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tuition & Fees |url=https://www.wm.edu/admission/tuition/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=William & Mary |language=en}}</ref> W&M granted over $20.9 million in need-based scholarships in 2014–2015 to 1,734 undergraduates (27.5% of the undergraduate student body); 37% of the student body received loans, and average student indebtedness was $26,017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wm.edu/offices/ir/documents/cds/cds1516.xls |title=Common Data Set 2015–2016, Part H |publisher=Office of Institutional Research, College of William & Mary |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820031504/https://www.wm.edu/offices/ir/documents/cds/cds1516.xls |archive-date=August 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Research of William & Mary's student body published in 2016 and 2017 showed students hailed overwhelmingly from wealthy family backgrounds, even as compared to other elite public institutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/rich-kids/|title=New Data Reveals, For First Time, Each Colleges' Share of Rich Kids|work=New America|last=Burd|first=Stephen|date=April 18, 2017|access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.newamerica.org/attachments/12813-undermining-pell-volume-iii/Undermining-Pell-III-3.15bba9018bb54ad48f850f6f3a62a9fc.pdf|page=23|title=Undermining Pell: Volume III|work=New America|last=Burd|first=Stephen|date=March 2016|access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> The college is [[need-blind]] for domestic applicants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wm.edu/admission/financialaid/|title=Financial Aid|publisher=College of William and Mary|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222145338/https://www.wm.edu/admission/financialaid/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rankings===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| ARWU_W = 
| Forbes = 55
| THE_WSJ = 79
| THES_W = 601–800
| USNWR_NU = 54 (tie)
| USNWR_W = 1049 (tie)
| Wamo_NU = 109
| QS_W = 901–950
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed floatright" "text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=4 style="background:#115740; color:gold; {{box-shadow border|a|B9975B|2px}}" |USNWR Undergraduate Rankings<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings">{{cite web|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=August 2, 2019|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/college-of-william-and-mary-231624/overall-rankings|title=College of William and Mary Graduate School Rankings|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801225529/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/college-of-william-and-mary-231624/overall-rankings|archive-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! Program
! Ranking
|-
| Biological Sciences || 159
|-
| Computer Science || 68
|-
| History || 27
|-
| U.S. Colonial History<ref>{{Cite web|title=W&M's colonial history grad program ranked #1 by U.S. News|url=https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2021/wms-colonial-history-grad-program-ranked-1-by-u.s.-news.php|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=William & Mary|language=en}}</ref>|| 1
|-
| Physics || 71
|-
| Public Affairs || 94
|-
|Undergraduate Teaching<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 29, 2021|title=2021 Best Undergraduate Teaching Programs at National Universities {{!}} US News Rankings|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/undergraduate-teaching|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529113947/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/undergraduate-teaching|archive-date=May 29, 2021}}</ref>
|4 (tied)
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed floatright" "text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=4 style="background:#115740; color:gold; {{box-shadow border|a|B9975B|2px}}" |USNWR Graduate Rankings<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings" />
|-
! Program
! Ranking
|-
| Biological Sciences || 158
|-
| Business || 45
|-
| Computer Science || 70
|-
| Earth Sciences || 83
|-
| Education || 70
|-
| History || 26
|-
| Law || 45
|-
| Physics || 78
|-
| Public Affairs || 108
|-
|}

In the 2025 ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' rankings, W&M ranks as tied for the 23rd-best public university in the United States, tied for 54th-best national university in the U.S., and tied for 1049th-best university in the world.<ref name="USNews">{{cite magazine |title=William & Mary Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/william-and-mary-3705/overall-rankings |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516164420/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/william-and-mary-3705/overall-rankings |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US News and World Report-- William & Mary Global Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/william-mary-231624}}</ref>  ''U.S. News & World Report'' also rated William & Mary's undergraduate teaching as 4th best (tied with [[Princeton University]]) among 73 national universities and 13th best for Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects in its 2021 rankings.<ref name="USNews"/> In 2025, ''Forbes'' ranked William & Mary #43 among research universities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=William & Mary |url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/william-mary/?list=top-colleges |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> In 2025, ''College Raptor'' ranked William & Mary's median SAT score #2 of public colleges and universities in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rankings {{!}} Colleges with the highest SAT scores - Average SAT score rankings {{!}} Control {{!}} Public |url=https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/MedianSAT/Control/Public/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=www.collegeraptor.com}}</ref> William & Mary is ranked 3rd for four year graduation rates among public colleges and universities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rankings {{!}} Colleges with the best 4-year graduation rate - Most graduates in 4 years {{!}} Control {{!}} Public |url=https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/GraduationRate4Year/Control/Public/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=www.collegeraptor.com}}</ref>

In his 1985 book ''Public Ivies: A Guide to America's Best Public Undergraduate Colleges and Universities'', Richard Moll included William & Mary as one of the original eight "[[Public Ivies]]". The university is among the original nine [[colonial colleges]].

In 2019, [[Kiplinger]] ranked William & Mary 6th out of 174 best-value public colleges and universities in the U.S.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-best-college-values-college-finder/index.php#Table |magazine=Kiplinger's Personal Finance |title=Kiplinger's College Finder |date=July 2019 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823230821/https://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-best-college-values-college-finder/index.php#Table |archive-date=August 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to the [[National Science Foundation]], William & Mary is ranked first among public institutions for percentage of alumni who earn doctoral degrees in humanities fields.<ref>https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED619081.pdf</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250202190702/https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED619081.pdf</ref> 

In the 2024-25 "America's Top Colleges" ranking by ''[[Forbes]]'', W&M was ranked the 17th best public college and 55th out of the 500 best private and public colleges and universities in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |title=William & Mary |url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/william-mary/?list=top-colleges |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>  W&M ranked 3rd for race and class interaction in [[The Princeton Review]]{{'}}s 2018 rankings.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} The college was ranked as the public college with the smartest students in the nation according to ''[[Business Insider]]''{{'s}} 2014 survey.<ref>{{cite web |author=Education |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/public-colleges-with-smartest-students-2014-3 |title=20 Public Colleges With Smartest Students |website=Business Insider |date=March 24, 2014 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221112759/http://www.businessinsider.com/public-colleges-with-smartest-students-2014-3 |archive-date=February 21, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The undergraduate business program was ranked 12th among undergraduate programs by the 2016 ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' survey.<ref name="businessweek1">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-best-undergrad-business-schools/|title=Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2016|date=April 19, 2016|work=Businessweek.com|access-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426203140/http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-best-undergrad-business-schools/|archive-date=April 26, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, W&M was ranked 4th for "Colleges with the Happiest Students" by ''The Princeton Review''<ref>{{cite web |title=Colleges with the Happiest Students |url= https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=happiest-students |website=The Princeton Review |access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref> and 9th in a list of the public universities that "pay off the most", according to [[CNBC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/28/the-top-50-us-colleges-that-pay-off-the-most-in-2020.html|title = The top 50 U.S. Colleges that pay off the most in 2020|website = [[CNBC]]|date = July 28, 2020}}</ref> In 2022, the [[Center on Education and the Workforce]] at [[Georgetown University]] ranked William & Mary's undergraduate business program #21 in value nationally.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Most Popular Degree Pays Off: Ranking the Economic Value of 5,500 Business Programs at More Than 1,700 Colleges |url=https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/business/#resources |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=CEW Georgetown |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2025, [[Poets & Quants]] ranked William & Mary's undergraduate business program #20 nationally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bleizeffer |first=Kristy |date=2025-03-17 |title=Poets&Quants’ Best Undergraduate Business Schools Of 2025 |url=https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/news/best-undergraduate-business-schools-of-2025/6/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Poets&Quants for Undergrads |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Publications===
The [[Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture]] publishes ''[[William and Mary Quarterly]]'', a scholarly journal focusing on colonial history, particularly in [[North America]] in the [[Age of Discovery]] and after it.

In addition to the ''Quarterly'', W&M, by its mission to provide undergraduates with a thorough grounding in research, W&M also hosts several student journals. The ''Monitor'', the undergraduate journal of International Studies, is published semi-annually. The Lyon Gardiner Tyler Department of History publishes an annual undergraduate history journal, the ''James Blair Historical Review''.

Non-academic publications include ''The William & Mary Review'', William & Mary's official literary magazine, ''Winged Nation'', a student literary arts magazine, ''Acropolis'', the art and art history magazine, ''[[The Flat Hat]]'', the student newspaper, ''The Botetourt Squat'', the student satirical newspaper, ''The Colonial Echo'', William & Mary's yearbook, ''[[The DoG Street Journal]]'', a daily online newspaper, and ''Rocket Magazine'', William & Mary's fashion, art, and photography publication.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.thedogstreetjournal.org/about |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Dog Street Journal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=rocketmagazine Publisher Publications |url=https://issuu.com/rocketmagazine |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Issuu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-31 |title=About The Flat Hat |url=https://flathatnews.com/about-flat-hat-news/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Flat Hat News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Colonial Echo |url=https://digital.libraries.wm.edu/colonial-echo |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240917212842/https://digital.libraries.wm.edu/colonial-echo |archive-date=2024-09-17 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=W&M Libraries Digital Collections |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://botetourtsquat.weebly.com/about.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=THE BOTETOURT SQUAT |language=en}}</ref>