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Colleges similar to William & Mary

15 schools closest to William & Mary (Trajecta Score 73) — neighbors in Virginia first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to William & Mary, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— William & Mary (this school) Williamsburg, VA 34% 1400–1530 $19,096 $73k 73
1 University of Richmond Selective University of Richmond, VA 22% 1410–1530 $31,309 $76k 72
2 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Moderate Blacksburg, VA 55% 1280–1450 $24,953 $82k 67
3 University of Virginia-Main Campus Highly Selective Charlottesville, VA 17% 1410–1540 $21,565 $87k 80
4 Washington and Lee University Highly Selective Lexington, VA 14% 1430–1540 $23,781 $95k 80
5 George Mason University Open Fairfax, VA 87% 1160–1360 $17,915 $76k 61
6 James Madison University Open Harrisonburg, VA 72% 1170–1340 $23,322 $70k 60
7 Smith College Selective Northampton, MA 21% 1420–1540 $27,579 $64k 73
8 University of California-Santa Barbara Selective Santa Barbara, CA 33% — $16,109 $75k 73
9 Lafayette College Selective Easton, PA 31% 1350–1500 $34,433 $91k 73
10 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Moderate Champaign, IL 42% 1310–1520 $14,355 $81k 73
11 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Moderate New York, NY 48% 1100–1400 $3,033 $76k 73
12 Lehigh University Selective Bethlehem, PA 26% 1370–1500 $36,931 $106k 73
13 University of California-Davis Moderate Davis, CA 42% — $14,741 $81k 74
14 Wake Forest University Selective Winston-Salem, NC 22% 1410–1520 $28,719 $78k 74
15 United States Merchant Marine Academy Selective Kings Point, NY 34% 1110–1300 $6,174 $91k 74

How these are picked: schools in Virginia with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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