William & Mary offers 83 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 9 major programs - 3 Masters and 6 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $25,734 for Virginia residents and $51,038 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,098 students out of total 9,818 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 275 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

William & Mary is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameWilliam & Mary
TypeFour-year, Public
Address200 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA
Online Students1,098 Enrolled Online Exclusively
223 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$25,734
Out-of-State$51,038
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$17,666
Out-of-State$36,684
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Online Degree Programs
Total9 Programs
Masters3 Programs
Post-Graduate6 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at William & Mary. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $25,734 and $51,038 for non-Virginia residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $17,666 and $36,684 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $624 for Virginia residents and $1,448 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $606 for Virginia residents and $1,631 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$23,362$23,812$23,970$25,041$25,734
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$46,854$47,038$47,196$49,412$51,038
Graduate (In-State)$16,440$16,618$16,776$17,422$17,666
Graduate (Out-of-State)$34,800$34,978$35,136$36,440$36,684
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$425$581$581$608$624
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$1,278$1,336$1,336$1,402$1,448
Graduate (In-State)$584$584$584$606$606
Graduate (Out-of-State)$1,573$1,573$1,573$1,631$1,631

Online Programs By Area of Study

William & Mary offers 83 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 9 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Masters, 6 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED6
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED37 221014

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 21
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Legal Professions and Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED37 NOT OFFERED 1
Investments and SecuritiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 21
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At William & Mary, there are 9,818 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,321 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,098 students are enrolled exclusively and 223 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment9,818
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,098
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses223
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses8,497

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,098 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 705 Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 366 students living in the U.S. States other than Virginia, and 17 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,098
Virginia Resident705
Other State In U.S.376
Outside of U.S.17
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,098
Undergraduate0
Graduate1,098
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses0
Degree/Certificate Seeking0
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking0

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