94%
Graduation Rate
1%
Transfer-out Rate
97%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Williams College, the graduation rate is 94 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 97 %, and the transfer-out rate is 1 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 498 students out of 532 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Williams College.
By gender, 234 male and 264 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
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| Total | 532 | 498 | 93.61% |
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| Men | 257 | 234 | 91.05% |
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| Women | 275 | 264 | 96.00% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Williams College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 97.06%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 91.43%
- Hispanic: 93.85%
- White: 94.64%
- Two or More Race: 83.33%
- Unknown: 96.55%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
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| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/1) |
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| Asian | 97.06%(66/68) |
94.44%(34/36) |
100.00%(32/32) |
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| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 91.43%(32/35) |
100.00%(13/13) |
86.36%(19/22) |
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| Hispanic | 93.85%(61/65) |
95.00%(19/20) |
93.33%(42/45) |
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| White | 94.64%(247/261) |
91.37%(127/139) |
98.36%(120/122) |
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| Two or More Race | 83.33%(25/30) |
63.64%(7/11) |
94.74%(18/19) |
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| Unknown | 96.55%(28/29) |
93.33%(14/15) |
100.00%(14/14) |
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Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Williams, the transfer-out rate is 0.94%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 17.90%.
Williams's retention rate is 97% last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 81.48%.
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Transfer-out Rate
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Retention Rate
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Williams College, 39 of 43 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 90.70%.