The student population at William & Mary is 9,654 (6,797 undergraduate and 2,857 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,278 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at W & M is 70.41% which is increased by 526 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 752 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,042 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,835 where 9,654 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

70.41% of total students is undergraduate students and 29.59% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 526 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 752 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in W & M than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at William & Mary since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,3766,2712,8143,4572,1059751,130
2014-158,437
61
6,299
28
2,756
-58
3,543
86
2,138
33
982
7
1,156
26
2015-168,484
47
6,301
2
2,743
-13
3,558
15
2,183
45
1,049
67
1,134
-22
2016-178,617
133
6,276
-25
2,664
-79
3,612
54
2,341
158
1,182
133
1,159
25
2017-188,740
123
6,285
9
2,6643,621
9
2,455
114
1,210
28
1,245
86
2018-198,817
77
6,377
92
2,690
26
3,687
66
2,440
-15
1,162
-48
1,278
33
2019-208,773
-44
6,256
-121
2,623
-67
3,633
-54
2,517
77
1,182
20
1,335
57
2020-218,939
166
6,236
-20
2,571
-52
3,665
32
2,703
186
1,268
86
1,435
100
2021-229,517
578
6,543
307
2,721
150
3,822
157
2,974
271
1,269
1
1,705
270
2022-239,654
137
6,797
254
2,835
114
3,962
140
2,857
-117
1,217
-52
1,640
-65
Average8,8356,3642,7083,6562,4711,1501,322
William & Mary Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,364 where 6,797 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at William & Mary since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,2716,1952,7773,418763739
2014-156,2996,2142,7123,502854441
2015-166,3016,2172,6993,518844440
2016-176,2766,2092,6313,578673334
2017-186,2856,1992,6183,581864640
2018-196,3776,3002,6633,637772750
2019-206,2566,1902,5873,603663630
2020-216,2366,1312,5243,6071054758
2021-226,5436,4652,6883,777783345
2022-236,7976,7162,7953,921814041
Average6,3646,3642,6693,6146,3643942
William & Mary Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,471 where 2,857 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at William & Mary since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,1051,655800855450175275
2014-152,1381,669803866469179290
2015-162,1831,675838837508211297
2016-172,3411,772904868569278291
2017-182,4551,766865901689345344
2018-192,4401,686809877754353401
2019-202,5171,638796842879386493
2020-212,7031,7008058951,003463540
2021-222,9741,7417839581,233486747
2022-232,8571,6937649291,164453711
Average2,4712,4718178832,471333439
William & Mary Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.95%. The percentage was 61.17% 10 years ago and W & M still has a high percentage of white students. 9.46% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.78% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at William & Mary over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-142048758262975,124341
2014-151955760362945,161323
2015-161058561364505,174329
2016-171857361368235,237355
2017-181658065071555,312363
2018-191657165872365,325389
2019-201563158271465,308449
2020-211468363868775,492486
2021-2217833668752115,774509
2022-231091365579295,884566
Average1664162669765,379411
William & Mary Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,042 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at William & Mary from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-158,437008,437
2015-168,48494238,367
2016-178,617197168,404
2017-188,740338338,369
2018-198,817376188,423
2019-208,773414188,341
2020-218,9393,1505,213576
2021-229,5171,0521,3597,106
2022-239,6541,0423868,226
Average8,8867407857,361

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