William & Mary
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
William & Mary is a public research university in Williamsburg, VA (suburb setting), with 6,963 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 33% of 17,548 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1365–1510 on the SAT and 32–34 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $67,407 a year for out-of-state students and $43,035 in-state; aided first-year students paid $20,422 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 91% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, business. The campus reported 1.39 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where William & Mary ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $25,041 in-state · $49,412 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research William & Mary
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
William & Mary teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 35 | 7 over | 4 | $1.2M | $35,278 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Coastal Athletic Association | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $1.4M | $35,803 | 986 | |
| Men's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $2.8M | $177,212 | 984 | |
| Women's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $2.5M | $179,430 | 991 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | — | — | 3 | — | — | 991 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Coastal Athletic Association | 24 | room 3 | 3 | $1.1M | $45,649 | 992 | |
| Football | Patriot League | 105 | at cap | 12 | $9M | $85,385 | 979 | |
| Men's Golf | Coastal Athletic Association | 9 | at cap | 2 | $201k | $22,326 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Coastal Athletic Association | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $205k | $25,601 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Eastern College Athletic Conference (Men's Gymnastics) | 22 | 2 over | 3 | $426k | $19,342 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Coastal Athletic Association | 38 | at cap | 3 | $1.2M | $31,595 | 998 | |
| Men's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 27 | room 1 | 4 | $971k | $35,971 | 984 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Coastal Athletic Association | 24 | room 6 | 1 | $238k | $9,898 | 993 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Coastal Athletic Association | 34 | 4 over | 1 | $328k | $9,648 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Coastal Athletic Association | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $639k | $70,976 | 992 | |
| Women's Tennis | Coastal Athletic Association | 10 | at cap | 3 | $945k | $94,504 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 97 | 52 over | 6 | $1M | $10,483 | 988 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 129 | 84 over | 6 | $1.4M | $10,493 | 998 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Coastal Athletic Association | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $1.2M | $61,012 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.