You aren’t applying for the person you are right now but for who you’ll become. Look for a community that embraces your change and growth.

Beneyam Hassen ’28

Your Journey Starts Here

First-year and transfer students can apply using the Common App

First-year students can also apply using Coalition on Scoir

With its own process and timeline, QuestBridge is an option for high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds applying as first-year students

  • Williams is proud to be one of a small number of schools to have launched the Global Student Haven Initiative. Created in response to the war in Ukraine and the crisis in Afghanistan, GSHI seeks to remove barriers in the college application process for talented students who are displaced by war, political conflict, catastrophic natural disasters or other crises. Impacted students should not hesitate to reach out.

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  • Williams College is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all members of its community. In compliance with state and federal law and as a matter of its own principles, the college prohibits discrimination against any person on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status. These factors may not hinder employment or study, nor be permitted to have an adverse influence upon decisions regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment or members of the community.

    Williams College complies with all state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

    Members of the college community who believe they have been subjected to discrimination or harassment are encouraged to bring these concerns forward. Concerns may be brought directly to the Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Equity, Leticia Haynes, who may be reached by email at [email protected]. Sexual Misconduct inquiries should be addressed to the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Equity/Title IX Coordinator, Toya Camacho, who may be reached by email at [email protected], by phone at 413-597-3301, or in person at Hopkins Hall Room 110. The college’s Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct grievance procedures can be found on the Policies section of the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s website.