Our commitment to Virginia students
Making a smart decision about your future involves balancing financial options with long-term benefits — and we are committed to making our top-ranked W&M education affordable for in-state residents.
For all Virginia residents:
- 100% of demonstrated financial need is typically met
- Total cost of attendance is frequently one-half that of top private universities
- $22,103 is the average annual in-state need-based grant award
- Lowest average net price among public four-year universities in Virginia for in-state students with family income of less than $110,000
- 18% of in-state students receive Pell grants
- Only 33% of W&M students graduate with debt (compared to 60% for all Virginia students)