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W&M at a Glance
Small, Smart & Public
William & Mary is the nation's best small, public university. We're famous for our rigorous liberal arts curriculum and our dedicated, engaged professors. Our students are nothing short of exceptional; they're scholars, athletes, activists, musicians, world travelers and generous volunteers. Our campus, adjoining Colonial Williamsburg, is a masterwork of preservation and innovation. Find out more about W&M:

Our History

  • Chartered on February 8, 1693, by King William III and Queen Mary II of England
  • The second oldest college in America
  • Severed formal ties with Britain in 1776
  • Became state-supported in 1906 and coeducational in 1918
  • Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's first academic Greek society, was founded here in 1776
  • We also have the nation's first Honor Code

Our Campus

  • 1,200-acres—including scenic Lake Matoaka and College Woods—located in historic downtown Williamsburg, Virginia
  • Named one of Intel's 50 "Most Unwired College Campuses" for our campus-wide wireless network
  • Sir Christopher Wren Building (1700) is the oldest college building in the U.S.
  • Colonial Campus section is restored to 18th-century appearance

Outstanding, Diverse Students

  • From all 50 states and 43 foreign countries
  • 5,700 undergraduates and 1,925 graduate students
  • 25 percent are students of color
  • 79 percent of freshmen graduated in the top ten percent of their class
  • Middle 50th percentile on SAT: 1260-1430, higher than any other public university in Virginia
  • Over 400 student clubs and organizations
  • 75 percent of students participate in community service projects

Professors Who Teach

  • 11:1 student-faculty ratio
  • 86 percent of courses have 40 or fewer students
  • 596 faculty members across all undergraduate, graduate and professional programs
  • 96 percent of teaching faculty have terminal degrees in their field
  • W&M has more recipients of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Outstanding Faculty Award than any other college or university

Academics

  • Five undergraduate and graduate schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Law and Marine Science
  • 36 undergraduate programs, 12 graduate programs and professional degree programs in Business, Education and Law
  • Degrees conferred: B.A., B.B.A., B.S., Ed.D., J.D., LL.M., M.A., M.A.C., M.B.A., M.Ed., M.P.P., M.S., Ph.D., Psy.D.

Facilities

  • Newly renovated Earl Gregg Swem Library houses a million-plus books and hundreds of thousands of periodicals, journals and electronic databases
  • Swem Library's brand new Media Center boasts nine cutting-edge digital video and audio editing suites and a state-of-the-art Special Collections Research Center
  • The Muscarelle Museum of Art has a permanent collection of 3,700 paintings, sculptures and works on paper
  • The new Integrated Science Center is a massive interdisciplinary research and teaching facility for chemistry, biology and psychology undergrads, graduate students and faculty
  • The Fresh Food Company—we call it "The Caf," where healthy entrées are made right before your eyes—is more like a hip, international restaurant than a college cafeteria

Our Alumni

  • 81,065 and counting
  • Three U.S. presidents—Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and John Tyler—were educated at William & Mary
  • Our recent graduates include award-winning poets, a senior State Department official, a performer in the Blue Man Group, an international banker, a crazy amount of Peace Corps volunteers and Fulbright scholars, and some dude named Jon Stewart