College of William & Mary
College of William & Mary publishes an acceptance rate of 34% and is test-optional for the 2026-27 cycle.
Testing
Test-Optional for 2026-27
- Policy
Test-optional. W&M's admissions overview describes standardized test scores as 'optional' within its holistic review process. Could not locate a dedicated testing-policy subpage with explicit 'test-optional through [cycle]' language on this pass.
- SAT middle 50%
- 1400–1530sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 32–34
- Average HS GPA
- 4.34 (weighted)Fall 2025 enrolled first-year students (CDS 2025-2026) · Source
Applying
Deadlines, essays and AI policy
- Early deadlines
- Nov 1, 2026 (ED); Jan 5, 2027 (ED2)
- Regular decision
- Jan 5, 2027Source
Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 7,055
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $51,038
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- www.wm.edu
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Sources
- College of William & Mary test policy (2026-27)
- College of William & Mary GPA (Fall 2025 enrolled first-year students (CDS 2025-2026))
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.
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