How Williams's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 12.44%, and this year's acceptance rate is 10.00% at Williams College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 12.94% and women students' rate is 11.99%.

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	17.02%	17.76%	16.38%
2014-15	19.32% 2.30%	20.87% 1.54%	17.91% 1.54%
2015-16	17.61% -1.71%	18.70% -1.33%	16.59% -1.33%
2016-17	17.61% 0.00%	18.14% 0.54%	17.13% 0.54%
2017-18	14.58% -3.03%	15.73% -3.58%	13.55% -3.58%
2018-19	12.97% -1.61%	12.86% -0.48%	13.07% -0.48%
2019-20	12.60% -0.37%	12.86% -0.70%	12.37% -0.70%
2020-21	15.12% 2.52%	15.44% 2.46%	14.83% 2.46%
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-
2023-24	10.00% -	10.01% -	10.00% -
Average	12.44%	12.94%	11.99%

Williams College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 35.95% where the current academic year yield is 46.99%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Williams College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	45.47%	43.99%	46.86%
2014-15	44.75% -0.72%	43.61% -0.90%	45.96% -0.90%
2015-16	45.46% 0.71%	45.18% -0.20%	45.76% -0.20%
2016-17	44.96% -0.50%	47.92% -3.63%	42.13% -3.63%
2017-18	43.74% -1.22%	47.81% -2.62%	39.51% -2.62%
2018-19	42.98% -0.75%	44.54% 2.12%	41.63% 2.12%
2019-20	44.61% 1.62%	42.71% 4.67%	46.30% 4.67%
2020-21	36.46% -8.15%	38.69% -11.94%	34.36% -11.94%
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-
2023-24	46.99% -	49.04% -	47.00% -
Average	35.95%	36.68%	35.41%

Williams College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,848, the average number of admitted is 1,005, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 440.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	7,069	1,203	547
2014-15	6,316 -753	1,220 -1	546 -1
2015-16	6,883 567	1,212 5	551 5
2016-17	6,985 102	1,230 2	553 2
2017-18	8,593 1,608	1,253 -5	548 -5
2018-19	9,560 967	1,240 -15	533 -15
2019-20	9,715 155	1,224 13	546 13
2020-21	8,744 -971	1,322 -64	482 -64
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-
2023-24	11,465 -	1,147 -	539 -
Average	6,848	1,005	440

Williams College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Williams

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes