W&M Rankings

Colleges & Universities College of William and Mary
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  1. U.S. News made significant changes to its ranking methods for the most recent year (see With a Departure from Historical Criteria, U.S. News Appears Willing to Shuffle Its Rankings).

  2. W&M’s overall score of 74
    (William & Mary Overall Rankings | US News Best Colleges) places it in a dense part of the distribution curve, which makes large changes in apparent ranking possible.

  3. Some colleges move up or down in rankings based on substantive aspects.

  4. This alternative ranking, in which W&M places somewhat higher compared to other national universities, may be of interest: