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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for Williams College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$50,788 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$56,752 lower in-state tuition	80% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$56,640 lower in-state tuition	76% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$51,594 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$52,948 lower in-state tuition	83% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$52,652 lower in-state tuition	76% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$56,774 lower in-state tuition	80% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for Williams College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$6,884 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$458 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$2,142 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$6,164 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$2,398 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$2,144 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$11,504 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$11,408 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$1,920 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$7,560 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$480 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$1,384 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$9,693 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$21,686 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$3,382 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$2,162 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$1,542 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$4,060 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$4,600 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$28,030 lower in-state tuition	77% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Williams College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$47,916 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$56,751 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$51,750 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$57,629 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$57,993 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$50,631 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$57,624 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$61,178 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$47,516 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$68,560 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$49,502 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$55,304 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$48,586 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$61,220 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$61,096 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$68,560 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$59,607 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$59,729 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$68,560 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$59,935 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Williams College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$5,764 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$5,872 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$3,330 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$126 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$1,310 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$784 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$754 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$543 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$3,032 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$2,852 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$3,285 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$3,645 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$850 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$6,148 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$292 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$748 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$5,872 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$1,746 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$3,580 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$1,480 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$1,328 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$9,789 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$2,470 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$3,162 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$3,066 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$4,479 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$10,900 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$15,390 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$5,010 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$9,286 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$1,782 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$1,270 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$2,128 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$10,210 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$5,755 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$1,040 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$6,715 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$960 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$15,020 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$400 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$5,098 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$11,410 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$1,920 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$9,162 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$2,910 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$2,124 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$2,210 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$728 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$2,234 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Williams College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$4,150 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$2,662 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$3,140 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$2,286 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$1,194 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$515 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$790 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$53 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$332 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$580 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$2,610 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$454 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$782 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$24,640 lower in-state tuition	92% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=168342.

Last updated: August 2026