College of William and Mary Early Action Acceptance Rate

For the application year 2024, the College of William and Mary reported an Early Action acceptance rate of 47%, with 746 out of 1,586 applicants receiving offers. This marks a slight increase from the 45.4% acceptance rate in 2023, which had 664 acceptances from 1,460 applicants. Historically, acceptance rates have fluctuated, peaking at 58.25% in 2018 and reaching as low as 45% in recent years, indicating a trend of increasing competitiveness in the Early Action pool. Over the past five years, rates have ranged from a high of 50.8% in 2020 to a low of 45% in 2023, demonstrating a subtle but clear decline in acceptance likelihood for early applicants.