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Acceptance Rate 36.54%
Yield 26.37%
SAT Score 1,440
ACT Score 33
Applicants 17,475

Applying To W & M

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 36.54% at William & Mary where a total of 17,475 students applied and 6,386 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,440 and the average ACT score is 33. It requires three items and recommends 2 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to W & M.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.wm.edu/admission/
Online Applicationhttps://www.wm.edu/admission/
Acceptance Rate36.54%
Average Test Scores1,440 SAT / 33 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 36.54% where a total of 17,475 students (6,630 men and 10,845 women) have applied to W & M and 6,386 (2,766 men and 3,620 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 716 male and 968 female students have enrolled into W & M and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 26.37%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at W & M
TotalMenWomen
Applicants17,4756,63010,845
Admitted6,3862,7663,620
Enrolled1,684716968
Acceptance Rate 36.54% 41.72% 33.38%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 26.37% 25.89% 26.74%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At W & M, 861 applicants (51% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 324 applicants (19%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,440 and the average ACT score is 33 at W & M. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,520 and 25th percentile score is 1,360. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 102 and the 25th percentile score is 91. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at W & M.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at W & M
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing690750
SAT Math670770
ACT Composite3134
ACT Math2833
ACT English3235
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

William & Mary requires 3 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations) and recommends 2 articles (Completion of College Preparatory Program, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 2 item(s) (High School Rank, Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for W & M
High School GPA✔
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✓
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at William & Mary is Semester. William & Mary accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that William & Mary accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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