Acceptance Rate History
William & Mary Acceptance Rate: 34.1% in 2024 (2013–2024 history)
VA · Current rate: 34.1%
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What is William & Mary's acceptance rate in 2024?
William & Mary's acceptance rate in 2024 is 34.1%, up from 32.7% in 2023.
College Scorecard 2024
Regular Decision acceptance rate at William & Mary
Outside Early Decision, William & Mary admitted 5,510 of 15,418 applicants in the 2025-2026 cycle: 35.7%. That counts everyone who did not apply Early Decision.
William & Mary's Early Decision II deadline for the 2026-27 cycle is Jan 5, 2027.
Calculated from published counts · Common Data Set 2025-2026 · checked Sep 2026
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.1% | 17,798 | 6,064 |
| 2023 | 32.7% | 17,548 | 5,741 |
| 2022 | 33.5% | 18,087 | 6,059 |
| 2021 | 36.5% | 17,475 | 6,386 |
| 2020 | 42.2% | 14,201 | 5,987 |
| 2019 | 37.7% | 14,680 | 5,532 |
| 2018 | 36.9% | 14,644 | 5,406 |
| 2017 | 35.9% | 14,921 | 5,359 |
| 2016 | 36.5% | 14,382 | 5,253 |
| 2015 | 34.5% | 14,952 | 5,153 |
| 2014 | 33.0% | 14,552 | 4,805 |
| 2013 | 33.2% | 14,046 | 4,665 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $3,106/yr · Family income over $110k: $34,370/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1400–1530
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at William & Mary scored between 1400 and 1530 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2024 rate covers William & Mary's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1400–1530 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1400, and a quarter scored above 1530.
- The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them William & Mary's rate ranged from 32.7% to 42.2%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
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SAT
Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1400–1530.
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Trend Analysis
William & Mary's acceptance rate has remained relatively stable at around 34.1% from 2013 to 2024. The most notable shift occurred in 2021.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.