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Choose from 115+ majors, minors and pre-professional programs — anything from business analytics to integrative conservation to a major you design yourself — and 45% of students major in STEM. W&M consistently ranks in the top 20 of public universities for undergraduate teaching, career services, internship connections, science lab facilities, study abroad opportunities and more.
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W&M students think critically and express themselves creatively. Here, you'll learn to question and to innovate. From our state-of-the-art science labs to the new, expansive Arts Quarter, W&M's well-earned reputation delivers a world-class education.
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Mackenzie Corcoran ’21
Chemistry Major
Army Officer
Alexandra Otto ’27
Biology Major
Conservation Researcher
Jill Ellis ’88, L.H.D ’16, P ’27
English Literature and Composition Major
Two-Time World Cup Champion
Milan Chakraborty ’00
Accounting Major
Film Producer
Tucker Peters ’28
President and Founder of the W&M AI Club
Nyla Pollard ’21
Education and Sociology Double Major
Chief Executive Officer of Ballin AI
Rachel Chung
Clinical Professor of Operations & Information Systems Management
Will Smith ’14
Government Major
Founder & Board Chair of LEAD Edu
Charles Esten ’87, P ’22
Economics Major
Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Director, Author
Ayanna Williams ’26
Government Major
Williamsburg City Council Member
Robert M. Gates ’65, L.H.D. ’98
History Major
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense
Darius McCallum ’27
Coastal & Marine Sciences Major
Stravitz Scholar