Student Population at William & Mary

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
9,6546,7972,857
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 9,654 students have enrolled in William & Mary with 6,797 undergraduate and 2,857 graduate students.
By gender, 4,052 male and 5,602 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
1,042 students are enrolled exclusively, and 386 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

William & Mary has a total of 9,654 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,797 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,857 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,052 male and 5,602 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total9,6546,7972,857
Men4,0522,8351,217
Women5,6023,9621,640

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,884 White, 655 Black, and 913 Asian students out of a total of 9,654 are attending at William & Mary. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1055
Asian913417496
Black655232423
Hispanic792300492
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders945
White5,8842,4753,409
Two or more races566231335
Race Unknown284121163
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American624
Asian768350418
Black398149249
Hispanic612221391
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders532
White4,0721,7152,357
Two or more races443181262
Race Unknown20179122
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American431
Asian1456778
Black25783174
Hispanic18079101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders413
White1,8127601,052
Two or more races1235073
Race Unknown834241

Student Age Distribution

By age, W & M has 60 students under 18 years old and 8 students over 65 years old. There are 7,524 students under 25 years old, and 2,130 students over 25 years old out of 9,654 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 60 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. W & M has 6,713 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 84 students aged 25 and over.
It has 811 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,046 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18604020
18-193,2571,8961,361
20-213,0591,8401,219
22-241,148613535
25-29899492407
30-34437240197
35-39298165133
40-49349222127
50-641399148
Over 65835
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18604020
18-193,2541,8941,360
20-213,0091,8091,200
22-24390176214
25-29542826
30-341358
35-39633
40-49532
50-64220
Over 65422
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At William & Mary, 1,042 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 386 students are enrolled in some online courses.
635 students lived in Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 407 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students9,6541,042386
Undergraduate6,7973175
Graduate2,8571,039211
Online Student Population by Locality
Virginia ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students6354007
Undergraduate3-0
Graduate6324007

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,797 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 155 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.28%.153 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time6,563
Transfer-in Full-time153
Regular Part-time79
Transfer-in Part-time2
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