William & Mary Comparisons

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Compare with Virginia Public Colleges

Compare with Virginia Public Colleges for William & Mary
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$9,966 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$4,111 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$11,694 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$11,664 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$13,164 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$8,969 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$9,086 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	$4,868 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$11,274 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges for William & Mary
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$39,316 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$42,131 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	$9,824 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA	$11,586 higher in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$18,006 higher in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, Virginia	$2,511 higher in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for William & Mary
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$5,270 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$16,920 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$14,105 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$17,115 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of South Carolina Columbia Columbia, SC	$13,226 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$9,104 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$14,983 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$15,347 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$3,988 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$7,985 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$18,532 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$25,914 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$12,658 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$5,940 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$18,574 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$18,450 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$18,253 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$25,914 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$16,961 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	$18,413 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$16,437 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$10,210 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for William & Mary
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$36,882 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$42,844 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$36,774 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$39,316 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$42,772 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$41,336 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$41,862 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$42,103 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$40,332 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$45,931 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$39,001 higher in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$41,796 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$36,498 higher in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$41,898 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$38,496 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$39,066 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$43,974 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$32,857 higher in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$45,116 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$41,728 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$39,484 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$39,580 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$31,746 higher in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$27,256 higher in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$27,486 higher in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$44,774 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$32,436 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$36,891 higher in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	$30,091 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$35,931 higher in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$32,780 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$37,548 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$31,236 higher in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$40,726 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$27,346 higher in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$16,518 higher in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$39,736 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$44,880 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$40,948 higher in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$40,006 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Meredith College Raleigh, NC	$19,716 higher in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$35,296 higher in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Annapolis, MD	$14,770 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ	$14,934 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$16,326 higher in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$20,646 higher in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$25,886 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$13,062 higher in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington College Chestertown, MD	$29,412 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for William & Mary
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	$4,000 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	$12,995 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri Kansas City Kansas City, MO	$13,327 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=231624.

Last updated: August 2026