William & Mary (W&M) Rankings: World, National & Subject ranks

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Updated on - Feb 07th, 2022 | 12:59 PM By Sathish

William and Mary are one of America's oldest and most famous universities. The College of William and Mary is regarded as one of the world's most distinguished institutions, ranking among the top 5% of all universities worldwide. William and Mary College was ranked 15th in the Best Public University in the United States for the year 2021 by Times Higher Education, and 73rd in the Best US College Ranking 2021. In its 2021 rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked William & Mary's undergraduate teaching as the 4th best among 73 national universities (tied with Princeton University) and the 13th best for Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects.

William & Mary Ranking Highlights

W&M is tied for 11th best public school, 44th best overall national university in the United States, and 455th best university in the world, according to the U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2021. Some of the highlights of William & Mary rankings are listed below: 

  • Ranked #62 in US Universities by QS World University Rankings, 2022
  • Ranked #251-300 in World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, 2022
  • Ranked #111 in US College Rankings by Times Higher Education, 2022
  • Ranked #42 in National Universities by US News and World Report, 2022
  • Ranked #40 in Best Value Schools by US News and World Report, 2022

William & Mary World Ranking

The College of William and Mary was ranked in the 251-300th category for 2021, with an overall score of 48 points. For the 2021 edition of QS Rankings, William and Mary College was ranked in the 651-700 range. Following are some of the world rankings of William & Mary given by these ranking agencies.

Ranked by

World Ranking 2021

THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking

#251–300

QS World Rankings

#651–700

Global Universities US News & World Report

#564

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings 

#901–1000

William & Mary National Ranking

The College of William and Mary is ranked #39 in the United States News & World Report's Best National Colleges 2021 edition, tied with the University of California. It is also placed 4th for Best College for Undergraduate Teaching and 18th for Best College for Veterans. It also placed the university as the 11th best public school in the country. Tabulated below ranking at William & Mary National Ranking.

Ranked by

National Ranking 2021

THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking

#79

National Universities US News & World Report

#39

Forbes Rankings

#47

ARWU

#191-206

William & Mary Ranking by Subject

William & Mary College's Online Programs were ranked by US News and World Report for the year 2021. The MBA program at William and Mary was ranked 28th in the list of best online MBA programs. The Best Online MBA Program for Veterans is ranked 22nd. In addition, it was ranked 104th for Best Online Master's in Business Program (excluding MBA). The University was ranked in the #151-200 range by QS. Tabulated below ranking at William & Mary Rankings by Subject.

Course name

Ranked by

Ranking 2021

Global MBA 

QS Rankings

#151-200

Arts and Humanities

US News & World Report

#401-450

Archaeology

US News & World Report

#151-200

Computer Science and Information System

US News & World Report

#451-500