Undergraduate
Census data from the Fact Book and operational data offer the following student information:
Data Highlight: Enrollment Growth
Comprehensive data on undergraduate enrollment for 2013-2023 are available below.
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10 %
Undergraduate Enrollment
2013-2023
Full Data Sets
Total Undergraduate Enrollment by Year
Source: Census Data
| Academic Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Fall 2022 | 6,716 |
| Fall 2021 | 6,465 |
| Fall 2020 | 6,131 |
| Fall 2019 | 6,190 |
| Fall 2018 | 6,300 |
| Fall 2017 | 6,199 |
| Fall 2016 | 6,209 |
| Fall 2015 | 6,217 |
| Fall 2014 | 6,214 |
| Fall 2013 | 6,195 |
| Fall 2012 | 6,097 |
* 2023 census data are unavailable but will be in the coming weeks.
Data Highlight: Largest Majors
Based on the Spring 2023 total count of declared majors. Comprehensive enrollment data by major are also available for this period below.
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500
Psychology
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454
Government
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439
Biology
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360
History
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344
Computer Science
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339
Economics
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327
International Relations
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323
Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Data Set
Enrollment by Major: Spring 2023
At William & Mary, students must eventually declare at least one academic major, known as their "primary" or "first" major. Students may choose to declare either a second major or a minor. Note that the following table excludes students who have yet to declare a major and that not all students have a second major.
Source: Operational Data
| Major | Count |
|---|---|
| Psychology | 500 |
| Government | 454 |
| Biology | 439 |
| History | 360 |
| Computer Science | 344 |
| Economics | 339 |
| International Relations | 327 |
| Kinesiology | 323 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies* | 244 |
| Neuroscience | 225 |
| Finance | 224 |
| English | 188 |
| Chemistry | 160 |
| Data Science | 157 |
| Mathematics | 137 |
| Public Policy | 134 |
| Physics | 115 |
| Sociology | 110 |
| Business Analytics | 107 |
| Marketing | 90 |
| Linguistics | 79 |
| Anthropology | 70 |
| Art & Art History | 70 |
| Geology | 69 |
| Philosophy | 68 |
| Accounting | 60 |
| Classical Studies | 59 |
| Computation & Applied Mathematics & Statistics | 53 |
| Global Studies | 52 |
| Hispanic Studies | 36 |
| French & Francophone Studies | 35 |
| Theatre | 28 |
| Chinese Language & Culture | 26 |
| Music | 26 |
| Religious Studies | 25 |
| Education (Elementary/Secondary) | 22 |
| Japanese Studies | 20 |
| American Studies | 16 |
| German Studies | 15 |
* The Interdisciplinary Studies major includes the following concentrations: Africana Studies, Environmental Science & Policy, Film & Media Studies, Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Integrative Conservation and Self-Designed.
Data Highlight: Largest Minors
Based on the Spring 2023 total count of declared minors. Comprehensive enrollment data by minor are also available for this time period, below.
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95
Data Science
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64
Mathematics
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58
Psychology
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56
History
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37
Biochemistry
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37
Marketing
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35
Chemistry
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34
Economics
Data Set
Enrollment by Minor: Spring 2023
All undergraduate minors available at the university are included below. Not all departments and programs offer a minor. Other departments and programs offer more than one minor.
Source: Operational Data
| Minor | Count |
|---|---|
| Data Science | 95 |
| Mathematics | 64 |
|
Psychology |
58 |
| History | 56 |
| Biochemistry | 37 |
| Marketing | 37 |
| Chemistry | 35 |
| Economics | 34 |
| Kinesiology & Health Sciences | 30 |
| Sociology | 29 |
| Biology | 28 |
| Business Analytics | 27 |
| Public Health | 27 |
| Management & Organizational Leadership | 25 |
| Computer Science | 23 |
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 23 |
| Creative Writing | 22 |
| Marine Science | 21 |
| Finance |
20 |
| Art & Art History |
19 |
| Hispanic Studies | 16 |
| Religious Studies | 16 |
| Environmental Policy | 13 |
| Film & Media Studies |
12 |
| Music | 12 |
| English | 11 |
| Accounting | 10 |
| Anthropology | 10 |
| Educational Studies: Policy & Equity | 10 |
| Classical Studies | 9 |
| French & Francophone Studies | 8 |
| German Studies | 8 |
| Gender Sexuality & Women's Studies | 8 |
| Computational & Applied Mathematics & Statistics | 7 |
| Japanese Studies | 7 |
| Public Health: Data |
6 |
| Public Health: Wellness | 6 |
| Dance | 5 |
| Italian Studies | 5 |
| Judaic Studies | 5 |
| Philosophy | 5 |
| Physics | 5 |
| Linguistics | 4 |
| Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies | 3 |
| Geology | 3 |
| Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 3 |
| Publish Health: Equity & Justice | 3 |
| Theatre | 3 |
| Arabic Language & Literature | 2 |
| Chinese Language & Literature | 2 |
| Educational Studies: Global Education | 2 |
| ESL & Bilingual Education | 2 |
| Integrative Conservation | 2 |
| Middle Eastern Studies | 2 |
| Public Health: Environment |
2 |
| Public Health: Global | 2 |
| Russian Language & Literature | 2 |
| Supply Chain Analytics | 2 |
| Applied Science: Material Science & Engineering | 1 |
| Latin American Studies | 1 |
Data Highlight: A&S Degrees by Area
In the 2022-2023 academic year, Arts & Sciences conferred 90% of the university's undergraduate degrees. The following shows the distribution of those degrees by area. Comprehensive data on degrees conferred in the last two academic years are available below.
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36 %
Natural, Physical & Computational Sciences
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18 %
Arts & Humanities
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45 %
Social Sciences
Data Highlight: Business Degrees
In the 2022-2023 academic year, the Raymond A. Mason School of Business conferred 10% of the university's undergraduate degrees. The following shows the distribution of those degrees by major. Comprehensive data on degrees conferred are available below.
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12 %
Accounting
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26 %
Business Analytics
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42 %
Finance
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20 %
Marketing
Full Data Sets
Degrees Conferred by Area and Major
Source: Census Data
| Area/Major | Degrees Conferred | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | |
Arts & Humanities (A&S) |
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| Art & Art History | 19 | 20 |
| Chinese Language & Culture | 5 | 9 |
| Classical Studies | 14 | 19 |
| English | 73 | 51 |
| French & Francophone Studies | 14 | 16 |
| German Studies | 1 | 4 |
| Global Studies | 27 | 23 |
| Hispanic Studies | 16 | 16 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 110 |
86 |
| Japanese Studies | 5 | 5 |
| Linguistics | 22 | 23 |
| Music | 18 | 17 |
| Philosophy | 35 | 25 |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 9 |
| Theatre | 5 | 6 |
| Arts & Humanities Total | 378 | 329 |
Natural, Physical & Computational Sciences (A&S) |
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| Biology | 161 | 139 |
| Chemistry | 52 | 41 |
| Computational & Applied Mathematics & Statistics | 22 | 18 |
| Computer Science | 93 | 95 |
| Data Science | 35 | 49 |
| Geology | 30 | 23 |
| Kinesiology* | 112 | 125 |
| Mathematics | 81 | 48 |
| Neuroscience | 69 | 67 |
| Physics | 38 | 40 |
| Natural, Physical & Computational Sciences Total | 693 | 645 |
Social Sciences (A&S) |
||
| American Studies | 11 | 6 |
| Anthropology | 26 | 18 |
| Economics | 119 |
122 |
| Government | 142 | 190 |
| History | 99 | 114 |
| International Relations | 76 | 95 |
| Psychology | 158 | 181 |
| Public Policy | 52 | 48 |
| Sociology | 34 | 37 |
| Social Sciences Total | 717 | 811 |
Business |
||
| Accounting | 32 | 24 |
| Business Analytics | 69 | 52 |
| Finance | 91 | 84 |
| Marketing | 47 | 40 |
| Business Total | 239 | 200 |
Education |
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| Education | 3 | 11 |
| Education Total | 3 | 11 |
* As a discipline, Kinesiology uses rigorous scientific methods to study human health. While traditionally classified as an area two discipline (social sciences) by the A&S Faculty Manual, this project classifies the major with the natural, physical and computational sciences.
