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Music at William & Mary

William & Mary graduates about 18 music majors a year. That puts it 65th of 749 schools we score for music, a standout program at 84 out of 100.

84/100Standout#65 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year18under 1% of the class
Admit rate34%whole school
SAT middle 50%1390–1520whole school

Around William & Mary

The former home of the music department at William & Mary
Ewell Hall - music department entrance table and bulletin boardsPhoto: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Music Arts Center.

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 music ranking

  1. Hamilton College 85
  2. Miami University–Oxford 85
  3. Santa Clara University 84
  4. California State University, Long Beach 84
  5. University of North Texas 84
  6. Washington University in St. Louis 84
  7. Hofstra University 84
  8. University of Iowa 83

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 music. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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