Williams College

Williams College is a mid-size private non-profit liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, with an undergraduate enrollment of 2,076. The curriculum is structured around a broad-based liberal arts and sciences education, emphasizing critical thinking, written communication, and interdisciplinary inquiry with close faculty-student engagement across small classes. As an independently governed, non-profit institution relying on tuition, endowment returns, and philanthropic support, it operates within the broader Massachusetts postsecondary education landscape and is regionally accredited, making its credits and degrees eligible for federal financial aid. With a 8% acceptance rate, admission is highly selective. With fewer than 1 in 10 applicants admitted, the institution ranks among the most competitive in the country for undergraduate admission. The highest program-level earnings outcomes are in CIP 00 — 10-year median earnings among aid recipients in these fields reach $209,574. The 4-year graduation rate is 95%, 50 percentage points above the national average of 45%. Among students who received federal financial aid, 10-year median earnings are $88,665. FIRE rates the campus free speech climate at 56/100 — a mixed record on speech protections.