Williamstown, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Economics at Williams College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 17.3% reported program-share signal, $17,716 school-wide net price, and $88,665 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 359 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
17.3% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 17.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~359
- Schools with reported signal
- 789
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 8.3%
- Graduation rate
- 93.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,716/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $70,864
- Median debt
- $12,761
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $88,665/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (17.3%), school-wide average net price ($17,716), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($88,665), and peer averages from 789 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 789 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 7.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,861 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($27,056 above). Together, those evidence points place Williams College in the top 16% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 4.2% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 1.5% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.0% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.5% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.9% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 2.8% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Economics accounts for 17.3% of reported programs at Williams College, which is bigger than 100% of schools in this field set and 7.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 359 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Williams College's average net price is $17,716 per year, about $70,864 over four years. That is $2,861 below the $20,577 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $88,665 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $27,056 above the $61,609 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Williams College #124 of 789 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.