How to Apply

Apply Online

For the department's/program's requirements and deadlines, please visit Requirements and Deadlines.

By the department's/program's deadlines, you can apply on-line by clicking Apply to The College of William and Mary or by pasting the following web address into your browser -- http://www.applyweb.com/apply/wmgrad/index.html.  International students must also submit the International Admission Form.  Please note, there is a non-refundable application fee of $45 [payable by check or credit card] for all online applications. The following information should be mailed to the department/program to which you are applying by the deadline at the address listed below:

• The official scores for all three portions of the general aptitude GRE exam must be received from the Educational Testing Service.
• Official scores for the TOEFL exam, if you were educated outside the US and English is not your first language, must be received from the Educational Testing Service.
• Three letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation can be submitted online for all programs except History.  ** Please note if you choose to have your recommendations submitted online, your recommenders will not be contacted until your application has been submitted online and the fee payment has been authorized. If not submitted online, the Standard Recommendation Form must be completed by the applicant and signed and submitted by the recommender for each letter of recommendation. Applicants applying to the Department of History are required to submit the History Supplemental Application that includes a program-specific letter of recommendation form.

• Official transcripts from all institutions of higher education you have attended.
• Any additional information (supplemental application form, GRE subject test scores, writing samples, etc.) required by the program.

If you have any questions regarding this option, please contact Chasity Roberts, Asst. to the Dean of Graduate Studies at cyroberts@wm.edu.

Apply by Mail

By the department's/program's deadline, send to:

Director of Graduate Studies
Name of Department or Program
The College of William & Mary
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795

• A completed Graduate Application form.  
• International students must also submit the International Admission Form
  
• A non-refundable application fee of $45.00 payable to the College of William and Mary by check or money order.
• Three letters of recommendation [Standard Recommendation Form or History Supplemental Application]. The Standard Recommendation Form or the Department of History recommendation form must be completed by the applicant and signed and submitted by the recommender for each letter of recommendation. 
• All other required information as indicated above in Apply Online.

In-State Status

If you are claiming in-state status for tuition purposes, please complete the Application for Virginia In-State Tuition Privileges (PDF) and mail to the address below.

Office of the Registrar
The College of William & Mary
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795