Williams College is a highly competitive school and its admissions statistics make Williams College one of the 50 most competitive schools for undergraduate admissions globally. Similar to the trends across all top schools, Williams College acceptance rates have continued to decline over the past 8 years and will almost certainly continue to do so into the future.
The Class of 2020 was one of the most challenging years to be admitted to Williams College ever to date. For the Class of 2020, 6,982 students applied to Williams College of which 1,206 students were accepted, yielding an overall acceptance rate of 17.3%. Overall applications increased by 1.4% over last year (2019 to 2020) from 6,883 to 6,982.
For the Class of 2020, 246 students were admitted through the early admissions process. Total early applications totaled 585, yielding an early acceptance rate of 42.1%. Early applications decreased by 1.3% over last year (2019 to 2020) from 593 to 585.
