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Math & statistics at Williams College

Williams College graduates about 71 math & statistics majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 114 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $134,000 four years out, 1.93× what the same major pays nationally.

93/100Standout#17 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year7114% of the class
Courses in the catalog114more than 98% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$134,0001.93× the same major nationally
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1480–1570whole school

Around Williams College

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Hopkins Hall of Williams College on Main Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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Where math & statistics 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 math & statistics ranking

  1. Tufts University 94
  2. University of California, Los Angeles 93
  3. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 93
  4. Columbia University 93
  5. University of California, Berkeley 92
  6. New York University 92
  7. University of Washington 92
  8. Brandeis 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 math & statistics. 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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