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Economics at Williams College

Williams College graduates about 134 economics majors a year, 26% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 87 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $167,000 four years out, 2.02× what the same major pays nationally.

94/100Standout#17 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year13426% of the class
Courses in the catalog87more than 97% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$167,0002.02× the same major nationally
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1480–1570whole school

Around Williams College

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Where economics happens

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. Stanford University 95
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 94
  3. Tufts University 94
  4. Washington University in St. Louis 94
  5. Rice University 94
  6. University of California, Berkeley 93
  7. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 93
  8. Cornell University 93

Other strong majors at Williams College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Williams College with every school we score in economics. 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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