[updated for 2024-2025 admission data]
How hard is Williams College to get into?
This page provides the latest information on Williams College (Williams)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. Williams's acceptance rate is 8.25% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 15,411 students applied and 1,272 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is very low, which means it is very hard to get into Williams.
To apply to Williams, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered.
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2024-25, Williams's acceptance rate is 8.25% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 43.00%. 7,280 men and 7,256 women applied to Williams and 582 men and 638 women students were accepted.
474 applicants who has another gender applied and 37 were accepted.15 accepted students' gender is unknown.
Among them, 261 men and 278 women were enrolled in Williams. You can explore the Williams's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
Median SAT and ACT Score
For the academic year 2025, 190 students (35% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores and 92 students (17% of enrolled students) submitted ACT scores as part of the admission process at Williams.
The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,540, including 760 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 780 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 780 and the 25th percentile is 740. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 790 and the 25th percentile is 750.
The median ACT composite score is 34, with a 75th percentile score of 35 and a 25th percentile score of 34 at Williams. The median ACT Math score is 34 and the median ACT English score is 35.
How competitive is Williams's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Williams College are competitive and high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,295, ACT: 29 - private (not-for-profit) baccalaureate college - arts & sciences).
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at Williams. The english proficiency test is not required, but considered.
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Williams College.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The following provides general admission information for applying to Williams:
Williams Admission Frequently Asked Questions
Williams is extremely competitive to get into, with an acceptance rate of 8.25%.
Williams recommends submitting SAT or ACT scores, but they are not strictly required for admission. The average SAT score required for admission to Williams is 1,540, and the average ACT score is 34. Meeting or exceeding these scores will improve your chances of admission.
Yes, Williams requires applicants to submit a personal essay or statement as part of the application.
Yes, Williams requires applicants to submit a recommendation letter as part of the application.
Williams does not require an application fee for undergraduate or graduate admission.
Yes, Williams requires applicants to submit high school record or transcript as part of the admission process.
Williams recommends submitting an English proficiency test for international applicants, but it is not strictly required.
The institutional SAT code for Williams is 3965 and 4-digit ACT code is 1936.