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History at Williams College

Williams College graduates about 55 history majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 13th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 125 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 79% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.17× 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.

93/100Standout#13 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year5511% of the class
Courses in the catalog125more than 79% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1480–1570whole school

Around Williams College

UV reaction of front endpaper of Cuban passport
UV reaction of front endpaper of Cuban passportPhoto: Rocky Raccoon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Hopkins Hall of Williams College on Main Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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Vanilla Ice's drummer is apparently named Clint Eastwood...
Clint BarlowPhoto: Dave Kleinschmidt from Williamstown, MA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Williams College Schow Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Chapel 3 · Arts 2 · Athletics 2 · Dorm 1 · Library 1 · Academic 1.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. University of Pennsylvania 94
  2. Vanderbilt University 94
  3. Georgetown University 94
  4. Amherst College 94
  5. Bowdoin College 93
  6. Boston College 92
  7. Wake Forest University 92
  8. Wesleyan University 92

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 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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