Return is the strongest pillar at Williams College, in the 93rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $80,487, in the 89th percentile.
That is $12,237 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Williams College who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $80,487. That places the college in the 89th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 305 completers.
Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, show how much the field of study can matter. The typical earnings scenario is $80,487, with a downside scenario of $50,659 and an upside scenario of $173,874.
An estimated 42.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. That share means a substantial portion of the earnings picture unfolds after further education, beyond the four-year window captured here.
Four years after graduating, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $80,487, which sits at the 89th percentile nationally. That figure is $12,237 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks Williams College #100 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. The return picture is not uniform across fields.
Estimated from the program mix, the downside earnings scenario is $50,659 and the upside reaches $173,874. An estimated 42.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a wide spread, from a downside of $50,659 to an upside of $173,874. Program choice matters a great deal within that range.
At the upper end, Computer Science graduates earn a median of $209,574 four years after completion, from 49 degrees awarded. Economics, the largest program, follows at $166,678 with 107 degrees awarded. Mathematics graduates earn $134,304 from 53 degrees awarded.
Aid recipients at Williams College pay an average net price of $17,716 after grants and scholarships. That is $9,655 below the median at comparable institutions (same type and size), even though the published cost of attendance is $84,860 (an average across living arrangements).
Aid covers about 79% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. Among students who borrow and finish, the median federal student debt is $12,761.
That amount is $11,438 below the median at comparable institutions (same type and size). Repaying that debt if repaid over ten years means an estimated payment of $145 a month.
Parent PLUS borrowing is a separate pool, and parents who use it hold a median of $31,178. Private or institutional loans may add borrowing outside these federal figures.
The below-peer net price and low median debt point the same way for students who borrow.