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The College is located on a 490 ha campus in Williamsburg, Virginia. In 2011, Travel+Leisure named William & Mary one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States.
The College enjoys a temperate climate. In addition to renovations on the student recreation center (including a new gym, rock climbing wall, and larger exercise rooms), the largely wooded campus has its own lake and outdoor amphitheater. The Virginia Beach oceanfront is 97 km away, and Washington, D.C. 240 km drive to the north. In addition, the beaches of the Delmarva Peninsula are just a few hours away via the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
The vast majority of William and Mary's 4.9 km2 consists of woodlands and Lake Matoaka, an artificial lake created by colonists in the early 18th century. The College has shown a dedication to the stewardship and preservation of these natural elements, which are accessible via the trails running throughout the campus.
There are many clubs and activities; William and Mary has almost every sport and the resources for it. There are also many diversity clubs, dance clubs, clubs relating to students’ major, and a plethora of community service clubs and opportunities.
Students produce numerous publications on campus, including the official student newspaper The Flat Hat, the conservative-leaning newspaper The Virginia Informer, and the monthly magazine The DoG Street Journal. The school's television station, WMTV, produces informational content in the categories of cuisine, comedy, travel, and sports.
William and Mary is surrounded by historic Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg. This is the place for any history buff. It is an excellent place for travelling.
Nestled in the colonial capital of Virginia are the homes away from home of over 5,000 William & Mary students. Living on campus provides the opportunity to be surrounded with exceptionally smart, fun and gifted people. William & Mary has a variety of housing options available to meet just about any interest from singles to quads, suites to apartments, freshmen to grads, Living Learning Communities to Greeks.
All freshmen are required to live on campus and the majority of upperclassmen live on campus as well.
Residence halls are fully-equipped with all the conveniences of home — in-room controls for heating and air-conditioning, kitchens and lounges on every floor, soundproof practice rooms, reading rooms and a game room.
As partners in the educational process, the university’s career center is supporting students and alumni through access to comprehensive career development programs, services, connections, and resources, empowering them to pursue their postgraduate plans and navigate lifelong career changes.
Its programs and services are designed to help students identify a career focus and learn strategies to achieve career goals. This includes everything from individual advising, core-competency workshops, lots of opportunities for them to practice core skills like networking and interviewing through resources like mock interviews, resume critiques, access to online databases and much more.
Total undergraduate costs for nine-month academic year, 2016–2017 are about $59,000 for a non-resident living on-campus. This sum includes tuition and fees - about $43,000 per year, books and supplies - $2,000, room and board - $11,000, personal and transportation costs - $3,000.
William & Mary is the second-oldest university in the US after Harvard University. The “public Ivy” was founded in 1693 with the granting of a royal charter by King William III and Queen Mary II. The institution can claim many “firsts” including the US’ first Greek letter society, Phi Beta Kappa in 1776, and the country’s first law school.
Today the university acts as a with strong traditions and diverse cultures. The College is organized into one faculty and four schools:
Its main 1,200-acre historic campus in Williamsburg, Virginia, is home to the oldest university structure in the country, the Sir Christopher Wren Building, which was completed in 1700. The Williamsburg campus includes man-made Lake Matoaka, with the Briggs Amphitheatre on its shores, and College Woods.
The College of William and Mary, one of the nation's premier state-assisted liberal arts universities, believes that excellence in teaching is the key to unlocking intellectual and personal possibilities for students. Dedicated to this philosophy and committed to limited enrollment, the College provides high-quality undergraduate, graduate and professional education that prepares students to make significant contributions to the nation and the world.
The university has high national and world positions. U.S. News National University Rankings 2016 placed it the 32th. Forbes America's Top Colleges ranking 2016 placed it the 38th.
College of William and Mary is a renowned institution for training leaders and best of various industries. Four US presidents studied at William & Mary: Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, John Tyler and George Washington. Other famous alumni include Jon Stewart, the comedian and former host of The Daily Show, Ellen Stofan, the chief scientist of Nasa, James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the actor Glenn Close.
The College has a strong undergraduate arts & sciences focus, with a select number of graduate programs in diverse fields ranging from American colonial history to marine science. The most popular majors by the number of registered students are business administration and management, political science and government, liberal arts and humanities, economics, psychology, biology.
William & Mary's graduate program in U.S. colonial history was ranked the 3rd by U.S. News & World Report in its rankings for 2016.
William & Mary Law School was ranked the 29th among all schools in the 2016 edition of the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings.
The College of William & Mary Computer Science Department was ranked the 70th among all schools in the 2016 edition of the U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings.
The College of William & Mary Physics Graduate program was ranked the 77th among all schools in the 2016 edition of the U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings.
William & Mary's graduate business program (Mason School of Business) ranked the 37th by The Business Week in 2015.
