Graduates of William & Mary earn a median of $80,445 four years after completion, which places them at the 89th percentile. That figure is above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions, a gap of $23,144.
The return on investment pillar ranks at the 90th percentile in the Azimuth model. Graduates earn about $2,363 more than the model expects for similar students.
That places the gap at the 64th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,923.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,560. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $3,091.
Graduates of William & Mary who received federal aid and are working four years after completion earn a median of $80,445. That amount is $23,144 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
The sample includes 1,157 completers. That median sits in the 89th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The same graduates earn about $2,363 more than the model expects for similar students. Azimuth ranks the university #154 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.
That margin falls in the 64th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix span from $53,550 on the downside to $110,782 on the upside, with $80,445 as the typical outcome.
An estimated 40.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
At William & Mary, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $80,445 four years after completion, at the 89th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That median is $23,144 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks the university #154 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,363 more than the model expects for similar students.
That outcome sits at the 64th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,923.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,560. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $3,091.
The degree profile clusters heavily in social sciences, business and biological sciences, and includes STEM fields. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, span from a downside of $53,550 to an upside of $110,782 across the fields offered.
An estimated 40.0% of graduates continue on to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a wide spread: the downside scenario is $53,550 and the upside scenario reaches $110,782. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
At the upper end, Computer Science graduates earn $127,851 four years after completion, from 93 degrees awarded a year. Business Administration and Management follows at $111,366, and Economics at $105,467.
Graduates of William & Mary earn a median of $80,445 four years after completion, and they earn about $2,363 more than the model expects for similar students. The cost and debt figures show a different pattern.
The published cost of attendance is $43,035. After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients ranges from $3,106 for families earning under $30,000 to $34,370 for those earning over $110,000.
That is a spread of $31,264 between the lowest and highest income bands. Borrowers who complete a degree carry a median of $18,500 in federal student loans, which is $2,729 below the $21,229 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $210 a month if repaid over ten years. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $30,326 in Parent PLUS loans.