What GPA do you need to get into Williams?

Among 176 applicants who posted a Williams admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.98 and the middle half reported 3.90 to 4.00 (133 reported a GPA). Williams sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for Williams?

Among 176 applicants who posted a Williams admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,540 and the middle half scored 1,500 to 1,560 (131 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.

Does applying early help at Williams?

In these posts, 43% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (9 of 21), against 35% in regular decision (88 of 253). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do Williams admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (63%), internship (44%), athletics (43%), tutoring/teaching (43%). 90% held at least one leadership role and 80% listed a national or international award.

What is the Williams acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by Williams in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

College admissions data

How to get into Williams

What 176 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 561 Williams results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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Williams admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.98

Middle half 3.90 to 4.00

Median SAT

1,540

Middle half 1,500 to 1,560

Median ACT

Middle half 34 to 35

Median weighted GPA

4.61

Middle half 4.41 to 4.82

Results posted: 176 admitted, 256 rejected, 129 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Williams acceptance rate; the official rate is in Williams’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.98	3.90
SAT	1,540	1,530
ACT	35	34

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What Williams admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service63%
Internship44%
Athletics43%
Tutoring/Teaching43%
Work/Job39%
Research35%
Advocacy/Politics34%
Debate/MUN/Speech34%

Held a leadership role

90%

Founded something

42%

National or intl. award

80%

Did research

35%

Early vs. regular decision at Williams

Early (21 results)43%
Regular (253 results)35%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of Williams admits

Economics14%
Political Science13%
Math7%
Biology6%
History5%
Computer Science5%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 29% first-generation, 27% low income, 24% underrepresented minority, 13% legacy, 1% recruited athlete and 5% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 21% chose Williams.

Three recent Williams admits

2026 cycle · RD · Sociology/Anthropology
NYC history and storytelling applicant using journalism, advocacy, and filmmaking to preserve and amplify community stories.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1550 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Chemistry
Multi-year chemistry researcher and basketball starter who led a regional youth volunteer network.
GPA 3.85 UW · SAT 1550 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Biology
Musician and Latin/math competitor with lanthanide compound research and Mu Alpha Theta leadership.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1540 · ACT 36 · Original post

Where else Williams admits got in

Williams admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into Williams?: Among 176 applicants who posted a Williams admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.98 and the middle half reported 3.90 to 4.00 (133 reported a GPA). Williams sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for Williams?: Among 176 applicants who posted a Williams admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,540 and the middle half scored 1,500 to 1,560 (131 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.
Does applying early help at Williams?: In these posts, 43% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (9 of 21), against 35% in regular decision (88 of 253). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do Williams admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (63%), internship (44%), athletics (43%), tutoring/teaching (43%). 90% held at least one leadership role and 80% listed a national or international award.
What is the Williams acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by Williams in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Williams. All colleges