Editing College of William & Mary (section)

===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"
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! 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
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| Computer Science || 68
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| 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"
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! 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
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| Computer Science || 70
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| Earth Sciences || 83
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| Education || 70
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| 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>