Williams College Business Programs

Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Williams College is a private not-for-profit institution. Williamstown is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Williams College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Williams.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#62	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#103	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Williams has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#10	Highest Paid Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Graduates	College Factual
#12	Highest Paid Economics Graduates	College Factual
#14	Best Economics Schools	College Factual
#14	Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Schools	College Factual

Where Is Williams College?

Contact details for Williams are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	880 Main St, Williamstown, MA 01267
Phone:	413-597-3131
Website:	https://www.williams.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/williamscollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/williamscollege

How Do I Get Into Williams?

You can apply to Williams online at: https://admission.williams.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Williams

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	considered but not required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Williams?

With an acceptance rate of 15%, Williams is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 15%, and the acceptance rate for women is 15%.

Can I Afford Williams College?

The overall average net price of Williams is $37,702. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Williams, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $5,044 a year. That adds up to $20,176 over four years for those students.

Williams College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,962 undergraduate students at Williams, with 1,917 being full-time and 45 being part-time.

There are also 25 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,917 full-time undergraduates at Williams, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Williams College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	272
Black or African American	129
Hispanic or Latino	252
White	873
International Students	166
Other Races/Ethnicities	225

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Williams College. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 59 countries are represented at Williams. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Williams College

Williams College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	100	100
Development Economics & International Development	0	0
TOTAL	100	100

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.