Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 6,941 undergrads, where 12% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.57
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
1,614 first-time students
37% came from other states and 2.3% from abroad; 59% are from Virginia. More from other states than at 67% of colleges.
- In-state (Virginia)59%
- Other states37%
- Abroad2.3%
- Not reported1.7%
Top home states
- Virginia(home state)59% 949
- New Jersey3.7% 60
- Pennsylvania3.7% 59
- New York3.0% 49
- Maryland2.9% 47
From 45 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
183
new transfer students, 10% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 15% of colleges.
179 full-time, 4 part-time.
Going on to another college
5.8%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 102 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
60% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 4,455 students.
Housing
Beds
4,455
About 64 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · Colonial Athletic Association
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Colonial Athletic Association comparesROTC
Army, Navy
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 22% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:William & Mary Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;William & Mary Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)