Williams Welcomes Class of 2015

A total of 550 students are expected to join the college’s Class of 2015, selected from the second largest pool of applicants in Williams history.

Though the exact who’s who won’t be known until students arrive on campus in late August for orientation, the general makeup of the group is:

• 51 percent female, 49 percent male;
• 37 percent American students of color;
• 7 percent international; and
• Exceptionally talented academically, with an average combined SAT score of 1412.

Among the American students of color are 75 Asian American students, 70 who are African American, 50 who are Latino and eight who are Native American.

Fifty-two percent of the entire class will receive financial aid from the college, with an average aid package of more than $40,000, primarily in the form of grants.

This year’s enrollment represents 46 percent of the 1,201 applicants granted admission to the college in April, compared to 44 percent in the Class of 2014. Forty-two percent of the class was admitted through the college’s early decision process. The entire class was selected from a pool of 7,030, with an overall acceptance rate of 17.1 percent.