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Here is a brief review of William & Mary general admissions procedures, application policies and fees, as well as desirable SAT and ACT college test scores that you might need to have in order to enroll at this school.

Admission Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
William & Mary admission requirements are rather strong - the college accepts only about 33 percent of the applicants.

The college requires you to submit reference letters with your application but doesn't require admission test scores.

William & Mary will as a rule accept your:
  • dual credits
    (from the courses giving both high school and college credits)
  • advanced placement credits
    (from the college-level courses taught in high school)
and will decline your:
  • credits for life experience

Application Fee

Application
Fee
$75
William & Mary requires a fee paid when you submit an application for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at William & Mary is $75.00. The graduate application fee is $50.00. The first-professional application fee is also 50 dollars.

SAT Test Scores

Submitting the results of Scholastic Aptitude Test is usual bit of the application. 52 percent of applicants at William & Mary took the SAT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took SAT scored
SAT
Total
1420
from 660 to 730 on Reading & Writing, from 690 to 760 on Math, and from 1360 to 1480 on Total. Thus, if you have above 700 in SAT Reading & Writing, 730 in SAT Math, and 1420 in SAT Total, this is enough to be admitted at this institution.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

SAT Reading & Writing
660
700
730

SAT Math
690
730
760

SAT Total
1360
1420
1480

ACT Test Scores

Taking American College Test is not an important stage of the application procedure at William & Mary. Only 18% of applicants submitted results of their ACT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took ACT scored
ACT
Composite
33
from 34 to 35 on English, from 28 to 34 on Math, from 8 to 9 on Writing, and from 32 to 34 on Composite. Based off those numbers, if you got a score above 35 in ACT English, 31 in ACT Math, 9 in ACT Writing, and 33 in ACT Composite, this should get you admitted at this school.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

ACT English
34
35
35

ACT Math
28
31
34

ACT Writing
8
9
9

ACT Composite
32
33
34

Contact Admissions

Phone
(757)
221-4000
To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about admission at William & Mary, please contact this college directly.

You can call the school's general information office at (757) 221-4000 or check William & Mary Website

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