William & Mary Admissions by Residency and Gender

[Anonymous]

Found this because there seem to be some misconceptions about in state vs out of state admissions.

[Anonymous]

Good yield for in-state. Tough to be a female from NoVA, I'll bet.

[Anonymous]

More out-of-state men and women apply, fewer are accepted, and even fewer are enrolled compared to in-state men and women. It sure is more difficult for out-of-state students to get into William and Mary but for admitted students there seems to be quite a few compelling alternative offers to choose from.

[Anonymous]

That admit rate (particularly from in-state) is higher than I would expect. I wonder if the number of applicants has been dropping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That admit rate (particularly from in-state) is higher than I would expect. I wonder if the number of applicants has been dropping.

Somewhat, yes. I can’t really figure out what’s going on with this school. It seems to be stagnating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That admit rate (particularly from in-state) is higher than I would expect. I wonder if the number of applicants has been dropping.

It's self-selecting. Only top students with stellar stats apply.

[Anonymous]

Historical totals:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That admit rate (particularly from in-state) is higher than I would expect. I wonder if the number of applicants has been dropping.

It's self-selecting. Only top students with stellar stats apply.

You haven't provided data to support this. Much of the self-selection is based on kids deciding whether they'd like the atmosphere at W&M. It's not everyone's cup of tea.

[Anonymous]

What is the atmosphere like there?

[Anonymous]

OP thank you for these data charts I find it immensely helpful. I am very interested in W&M for my two kids (currently in MS in MD).

Did you get the stats of their own website?

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the atmosphere like there?

Intense. Very academic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Historical totals:

Based on this chart I am guessing that a disproportionate amount of the increase in applications is out of state which is why the yield is dropping.

While I am sure there is self selection in the applicants a 45% admit rate for in-state applicants seems quite high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP thank you for these data charts I find it immensely helpful. I am very interested in W&M for my two kids (currently in MS in MD).

Did you get the stats of their own website?

Thanks.

Yes. It's all right on the website. It just seems like people don't know you can google this stuff, so I copied in the charts.

Based on this chart I am guessing that a disproportionate amount of the increase in applications is out of state which is why the yield is dropping.

While I am sure there is self selection in the applicants a 45% admit rate for in-state applicants seems quite high.

The point of this was to show that you don't have to guess. The information is right on the website.

[Anonymous]

Year by year, residency and gender.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been nervous that my out of state daughter is going to be denied and this isn’t making me feel better. But thanks for sharing the info. It confirms what I’ve been hearing.