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By the Numbers

Arts & Sciences is William & Mary's largest academic unit, with more than 40 departments and interdisciplinary programs. These departments and programs represent the historic and academic heart of W&M. Explore Arts & Sciences by the numbers and learn more about the teaching, research and learning happening on and off campus, and in and out of the classroom.

2022-2023 Student Enrollment

  • 6,723
    Undergraduate
  • 362
    Graduate

Graduating Undergraduate Majors by Area

  • 322
    Arts & Humanities

    including 155 secondary majors

  • 678
    Natural, Physical & Computational Sciences

    including 60 secondary majors

  • 885
    Social Sciences

    including 210 secondary majors

Undergraduate Research

  • 168
    Students Completed Undergraduate Honors Theses

Graduate Students by Area

  • 95
    Arts & Humanities
  • 95
    Natural, Physical & Computational Sciences
  • 50
    Social Sciences

W&M Rankings

  • # 7
    Best Colleges: Undergraduate Teaching
    U.S. News & World Report (2023)
  • # 1
    Best Schools for Internships (Public)
    The Princeton Review (2023)
  • # 1
    Best Colleges: Alumni Giving (Public)
    U.S. News & World Report (2023)

Faculty Productivity

Over 5 years  (2017 - 2022)

  • 2,664
    Articles, chapters, monographs and edited volumes by faculty authors
  • 3,935
    Conferences, Invited Talks and Seminars
  • 482
    Externally Funded Grants & Fellowships

Books Published by Faculty

Each year, William & Mary News publishes a compilation of books written or edited by faculty across campus, as submitted by the authors. Explore the 2022 and 2023 lists.

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