College admits 255 students to Class of 2026 through early decision - The Williams record

The College accepted 255 students — 31.3 percent of applicants — to the Class of 2026 through this year’s early decision admissions process on Dec. 10. There were 814 total early applicants, of whom around 180 were deferred to the spring’s regular decision pool, with the remaining 400 or so denied admission, according to Dean of Admission and Student Financial Services Liz Creighton ’01. This year’s acceptance rate is down from the 33 percent acceptance rate for last year’s early decision and 37 percent the year before.

To apply early, students must commit to attending the College if admitted, whereas a student admitted through the regular process may choose to attend or not to attend the College. If a student is deferred during the early round, their application will be reconsidered during the regular round, and they are released from the binding requirement to attend if accepted. Typically, somewhere between 20 to 30 students who were deferred are admitted in the spring’s regular admissions process, Creighton noted in an email to the Record.

During the regular round, Creighton said that she expects the College to receive another 13,000 applications. This admission cycle’s projected application number, if accurate, would then total up to 14,000 applications, making it one of the largest applicant pools in the College’s history. The Class of 2025 had approximately 12,500 applicants and 1,000 admitted students, for an acceptance rate of 8 percent.

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