Williams College
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$88,665
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$88,665
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Williams College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Williamstown, Massachusetts with 2,076 undergraduates and 49 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,716 a year (tuition and fees $68,560). It admits 8.3% of applicants and 94% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $88,665 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,761 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,716
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$68,560
US median $11,837
Admission rate
8.3%
US median 78%
Completion rate
94%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,761
About $135 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$88,665
Rank 113 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,716
- Tuition and fees
- $68,560
- Cost of attendance
- $84,860
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 4.8%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- -$2,610
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- -$1,727
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- -$1,978
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $3,030
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $49,594
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $50,070 in 2015-16 to $68,560 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 8.3%
- Average SAT
- 1,533
- Undergraduates
- 2,076
- Graduate students
- 49
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 94%
- Retention rate
- 97%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 33
- Endowment
- $3.5B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 113 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,716 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $68,560 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 8.3% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 94% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 97% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,761 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $71,754 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $88,665 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 81% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
33 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 134 | $12,925 | $80,888 | $166,678 | $82,686 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $13,416 | $43,943 | $72,891 | $50,706 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $13,125 | $49,340 | $69,065 | $48,590 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $13,492 | $41,213 | $65,357 | $57,214 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $12,208 | $110,814 | $209,574 | $107,009 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $13,807 | $55,193 | $134,304 | $69,562 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,535 | $50,680 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $10,750 | $56,817 | $88,339 | $63,293 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $11,850 | $34,560 | $55,012 | $41,367 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $12,000 | $40,840 | $51,050 | $65,120 |
| EconomicsMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | $37,968 | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,812 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | $38,595 | $43,501 | $56,625 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,642 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| StatisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,425 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,079 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,984 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Williamstown and Massachusetts on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Massachusetts
- Homes: Homes for sale in Massachusetts
Questions and answers
How much does Williams College cost?
$17,716 a year is the average net price at Williams College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $68,560, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $84,860. Families earning under $30,000 pay -$2,610 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Williams College?
8.3% of applicants are admitted to Williams College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,533. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Williams College graduates earn?
$88,665 a year is the median pay of former Williams College students who work, 10 years after they started ($71,754 after 6 years). That ranks 113 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $110,814.
How much student debt do Williams College graduates have?
$12,761 is the median federal student loan debt of Williams College graduates, about $135 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 4.8% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Williams College?
94% of first-time, full-time students at Williams College finish within 6 years. 97% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Williams College?
Economics (134 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (63 bachelor's graduates), English Language and Literature, General (62 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 33 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.