How Williams's Tuition Changed Over Time (2016-2025)

Williams's tuition & fees has increased from $50,070 (2015) to $68,560 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 36.93% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $48,581 (year 2015) to $68,620 (year 2025).

The 2025 tuition & fees have risen more than 5% this year (2025) at Williams College.

Williams's tuition increase rate is higher than the Massachusetts's average increase rate of 13.51%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 10.99%.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends

The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 35.14% from 2015 ($66,240).

For the current academic year 2024-2025, Williams's COA is $89,520, which is increased by 5.49% from last year.

The following table and chart show changes to Williams's COA over the past 10 years.

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Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus	Change by Year
Year			Change by Year
2015-16	$66,240	-	-
2016-17	$68,430	-	3.31%
2017-18	$70,650	-	3.24%
2018-19	$73,200	-	3.61%
2019-20	$75,520	-	3.17%
2020-21	$66,540	-	-11.89%
2021-22	$78,060	-	17.31%
2022-23	$81,000	-	3.77%
2023-24	$84,860	-	4.77%
2024-25	$89,520	-	5.49%

Off-campus living costs are not available.

Tuition & Fees Changes

The tuition & fees have increased 36.93% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $68,240. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Williams College over last the 10 years.

Year	Undergraduate	Graduate	Change By Year
2015-16	$50,070	$48,581	Change By Year	-
2016-17	$51,790	$50,337	3.44%
2017-18	$53,550	$52,115	3.40%
2018-19	$55,450	$54,005	3.55%
2019-20	$57,280	$55,948	3.30%
2020-21	$50,450	$59,350	-11.92%
2021-22	$59,660	$59,728	18.26%
2022-23	$61,770	$61,775	3.54%
2023-24	$64,860	$64,540	5.00%
2024-25	$68,560	$68,620	5.70%

Williams College Tuition & Fees Changes Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,000, and it has increased 25.00% from the year 2015 to 2025.

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Year	Books & Supplies	Change by Year
2015-16	$800	-
2016-17	$800
2017-18	$800
2018-19	$800
2019-20	$800
2020-21	$800
2021-22	$800
2022-23	$1,000	25.00%
2023-24	$1,000
2024-25	$1,000

Living Costs Changes

The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 25.38% when a student lives on-campus facilities from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Williams College.

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Year	Living On Campus	Change by Year
2015-16	$15,370	-
2016-17	$15,840	3.06%
2017-18	$16,300	2.90%
2018-19	$16,950	3.99%
2019-20	$17,440	2.89%
2020-21	$15,290	-12.33%
2021-22	$17,600	15.11%
2022-23	$18,230	3.58%
2023-24	$19,000	4.22%
2024-25	$19,960	5.05%

Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between Williams College and similar schools.

	2025	2024	Increase Rate
Williams College	$68,560	$64,860	5.70%
Boston University	$68,102	$65,168	4.50%
Northeastern University	$66,162	$63,141	4.78%
Harvard University	$61,676	$59,076	4.40%
Boston College	$70,702	$67,680	4.47%
Tufts University	$70,704	$67,844	4.22%

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