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History at William & Mary

William & Mary graduates about 114 history majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 143 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 85% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.26× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#18 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year1147% of the class
Courses in the catalog143more than 85% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.26× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate34%whole school
SAT middle 50%1375–1520whole school

Around William & Mary

Members of interpretive staff reenact scenes from daily life in colonial Jamesto
Interpretive Staff of Jamestown at Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia (Photo: NPS staff · Public domain · source
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Back of Tucker, edge of Monroe, wall, W&M old campusPhoto: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Sunken Gardens at the College of William and Mary in the snow
The Sunken Gardens at the College of William and Mary in the snow (3502134828)Photo: benuski from Richmond, VA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
The Sunken Gardens (5170848264)Photo: Lane 4 Imaging from Northern Virginia, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Swem Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 60 · Academic 39 · Athletics 5 · Student housing 2 · Dining 2 · Fraternity or sorority house 2.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Boston College 92
  2. Wake Forest University 92
  3. Wesleyan University 92
  4. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 91
  5. Northwestern University 91
  6. Dartmouth College 91
  7. Tufts University 91
  8. Brandeis University 91

Other strong majors at William & Mary

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares William & Mary with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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