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Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics
Williams College Acceptance Rate & Admissions Statistics
Williams College admitted 1,239 students to its Class of 2030 from 16,557 applications. Below is a full picture of Williams College’s admissions data, what the numbers actually indicate, and what the school looks for in an applicant.
Class of 2030
At a Glance
- Overall acceptance rate
- 7.48%
- Early acceptance rate
- 25.22%
- Estimated class size
- 560
Class of 2030
Acceptance Rates
For the Class of 2030, Williams College admitted 1,239 students from 16,557 total applications — an overall acceptance rate of 7.48%. Across the last four cycles the overall rate has held between 7.5% and 10%, with class size and application volume shown below.
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 16,557 | 1,239 | 7.48% |
| 2029 | 15,520 | 1,336 | 8.61% |
| 2028 | 15,411 | 1,272 | 8.25% |
| 2027 | 11,465 | 1,145 | 9.99% |
| 2026 | 15,321 | 1,302 | 8.5% |
View historical data
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,452 | 1,099 | 8.83% |
| 2024 | 8,745 | 1,322 | 15.12% |
| 2023 | 9,715 | 1,224 | 12.6% |
| 2022 | 9,560 | 1,240 | 12.97% |
| 2021 | 8,593 | 1,253 | 14.58% |
| 2020 | 6,985 | 1,230 | 17.61% |
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 1,023 | 258 | 25.22% |
No data is available for this admission round.
Class of 2029
Test Scores & Academic Profile
- SAT middle 50%
- 1490-1550
- ACT middle 50%
- 33-35
- Testing policy
- Optional - Williams does not require the SAT or ACT for applicants.
- GPA
- Williams does not publish a minimum; admitted students are typically at the top 10% of their class.
Good to Know
- Williams uses the Common Application
- Early Decision is binding.
- Williams does consider legacy status.
- Williams does not offer interviews.
