Get my odds
Williamstown, MA · Philosophy & religion

Philosophy & religion at Williams College

Williams College graduates about 22 philosophy & religion majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 10th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#10 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year224% of the class
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
Williamstown, MA.
Williams College (3918748262)Photo: Ethan Kan from San Francisco, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Hopkins Hall of Williams College on Main Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Hopkins Hall Williams CollegePhoto: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Vanilla Ice's drummer is apparently named Clint Eastwood...
Clint BarlowPhoto: Dave Kleinschmidt from Williamstown, MA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Saint Johns Episcopal Church, Thompson Memorial Chapel, Williams College Schow Science Library, First Congregational Church.

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

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Northwestern University 94
  2. Wake Forest University 94
  3. Vanderbilt University 94
  4. Duke University 94
  5. Georgetown University 93
  6. Claremont McKenna College 93
  7. Boston College 92
  8. Tufts 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 philosophy & religion. 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.

See your odds at Williams College Everything about Williams College