Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Williams

At Williams College, the average acceptance rate over the past 8 years is 15.85%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 15.12%. Williams College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 43.55%, and the 2021 yield is 36.46%. The number of Williams applicants decreased by -9.99% (971 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 15.85%, and this year's acceptance rate is 15.12% at Williams College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 16.55% and women students' rate is 15.23%. Williams College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Williams College over the past 8 years (2013-2021).

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%
Average	15.85%	16.55%	15.23%

Williams College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 8 years is 43.55% where the current academic year yield is 36.46%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Williams College from 2013 to 2021.

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%
Average	43.55%	44.30%	42.81%

Williams College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 7,983, the average number of admitted is 1,238, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 538. The number of Williams applicants decreased by -9.99% (971 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Williams College from 2013 to 2021.

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
Average	7,983	1,238	538

Williams College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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