Williams College

Williams College is a private nonprofit college in Williamstown, MA. Its average net price is $15,157 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$2,291
$30,001 to $48,000$3,680
$48,001 to $75,000$722
$75,001 to $110,000$5,280
$110,001 and up$43,912
$72,510Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$72,510Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,157Average Net Price
$18,240Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$2,700Other Expenses
16.2%Students on Pell Grants
5.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

8.2%Acceptance Rate
740 to 780SAT Reading, Middle Half
750 to 790SAT Math, Middle Half
34 to 35ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$78,699
8 years after entry$97,380
10 years after entry$95,954
95.2%Graduation Rate
96.9%Retention Rate
$8,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Williamstown, MALocation
Fringe townSetting
2,076Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Astronomy and Astrophysics$41,014 National median for this major n=614Not published
Biology$52,790 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Computer Science$109,425 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$105,744 Small program - rough guide n=81$9,750 Small program - rough guide n=48
English Language and Literature, General$43,056 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Mathematics$87,131 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$59,811 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Psychology$57,503 Small program - rough guide n=46Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published

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