Side-by-Side Comparison of Williams College

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	Claremont McKenna College	Harvey Mudd College	Pomona College	Connecticut College	Trinity College	Williams College
Overview
Location	Claremont, California	Claremont, California	Claremont, California	New London, Connecticut	Hartford, Connecticut	Williamstown, Massachusetts
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small	City: Midsize	Town: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	98.0%	98.0%	96.0%	86.0%	91.0%	97.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	11.2%	10.0%	6.6%	41.0%	37.7%	8.8%
Application fees	$70	$70	$70		Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $75	$65
SAT range	1420 - 1530	1480 - 1560	1470 - 1570	1333 - 1476	1333 - 1480	N/A
ACT range	32 - 35	34 - 36	33 - 35	30 - 33	29 - 33	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	28.0%	40.0%	37.0%	12.0%	11.0%
Students submitting ACT score	25.0%	20.0%	29.0%	10.0%	5.0%
Total number of applicants	5,632	4,737	11,620	7,682	5,603	12,452
Total number of admissions given out	633	473	771	3,146	2,115	1,099
Admitted students who chose to enroll	358	225	451	492	523	574
Yield rate	56.6%	47.6%	58.5%	15.6%	24.7%	52.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$79,347	$82,236	$74,873	$80,575	$79,770	$78,060
Average net price	$21,663	$33,838	$17,000	$44,820	$29,789	$14,487
Tuition	$57,876	$60,402	$56,284	$60,420	$58,610	$59,350
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $9,626 Meal plan: $8,280	Room/dormitory: $10,592 Meal plan: $8,741	Room/dormitory: $10,666 Meal plan: $7,858	Room/dormitory: $9,690 Meal plan: $7,090	Room/dormitory: $10,350 Meal plan: $5,550	Room/dormitory: $7,625 Meal plan: $7,375
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	65.0% Average amount $33,141	63.0% Average amount $32,188	57.0% Average amount $53,094	99.0% Average amount $32,882	66.0% Average amount $46,858	52.0% Average amount $52,053
Students receiving federal student loan	17.0% Average amount $3,535	38.0% Average amount $4,821	4.0% Average amount $4,273	36.0% Average amount $4,933	48.0% Average amount $4,756	13.0% Average amount $3,992
Students taking out private loans	22.0% Average amount $7,870	4.0% Average amount $9,820	6.0% Average amount $11,349	8.0% Average amount $21,449	7.0% Average amount $15,135	2.0% Average amount $3,884
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,416 Men 49.2% Women 50.8%	905 Men 50.3% Women 49.7%	1,764 Men 45.4% Women 54.6%	1,829 Men 40.7% Women 59.3%	2,159 Men 50.8% Women 49.2%	2,174 Men 48.1% Women 51.9%
Graduate students	6 Men 66.7% Women 33.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A	31 Men 74.2% Women 25.8%	50 Men 44.0% Women 56.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	52.1%	N/A	N/A	85.0%	82.8%	N/A
International students	15.5%	8.5%	11.3%	8.9%	12.6%	9.8%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small	City: Midsize	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	1,354	926	1,612	1,784	1,999	2,045
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	California New York Washington Texas Colorado	N/A	N/A	Mississippi New York Connecticut New Jersey California	Mississippi Connecticut New York New Jersey Illinois	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences Business Psychology Computer and Information Science	Engineering Computer and Information Science Multidisciplinary Studies Physical Science Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Computer and Information Science Multidisciplinary Studies Psychology Ethnic Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Social Sciences Ethnic Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures Visual & Performing Arts	Public Administration and Social Service Computer and Information Science Foreign Languages and Literatures Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Mathematics and Statistics Visual & Performing Arts Social Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures Ethnic Studies
Students to faculty ratio	8:1	9:1	7:1	9:1	9:1	6:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	92.7%	94.4%	93.0%	81.0%	85.2%	93.8%
Dropout rate	7.3%	0.5%	4.3%	18.8%	6.1%	3.1%
Transferred out	N/A	4.7%	2.5%	N/A	8.8%	1.6%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $95,566 Year 2: $87,754 Year 3: $91,488 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $41,025 Year 3: N/A Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $100,075 Year 3: N/A	Mathematics and Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $118,973 Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $166,134 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $123,339 Year 2: $142,581 Year 3: $159,657 Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $81,948 Year 2: $81,997 Year 3: $90,517	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $110,738 Year 2: $128,737 Year 3: N/A Public Policy Analysis (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,038 Year 2: $77,213 Year 3: N/A	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,308 Year 2: $54,522 Year 3: $66,698 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,434 Year 2: $45,696 Year 3: $54,040 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $46,272 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,919 Year 2: $32,284 Year 3: $41,034 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,642 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $39,884 Area Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,171 Year 2: $36,312 Year 3: $37,344 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $75,808 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,970 Year 2: $28,881 Year 3: N/A Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,342 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,856 Year 2: $42,235 Year 3: $63,453 Area Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,115 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Area Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,827 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,750 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,078 Year 2: $43,128 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,376 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,188 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,657 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,400 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: N/A Public Policy Analysis (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,564 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: N/A	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $109,470 Year 2: $96,183 Year 3: $99,047 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $83,280 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $91,723 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,217 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $63,034 Area Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,948 Year 2: $44,384 Year 3: $48,967 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,036 Year 2: $49,464 Year 3: $44,771 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,993 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $43,402 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,135 Year 2: $40,461 Year 3: $41,065 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,760 Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: $37,587 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,029 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $26,432 Chemistry (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,668 Year 2: $25,525 Year 3: $14,771

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