College of William and Mary

College of William and Mary is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, with additional academic and research activity in nearby James City County and at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point. Founded in 1693, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States and operates as a state-supported university serving undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.

Its academic structure includes the Arts & Sciences, the Raymond A. Mason School of Business, the School of Education, the School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics, and the William & Mary Law School, along with the Batten School & VIMS. The university emphasizes both liberal arts and research, pairing broad undergraduate study with graduate and professional training in fields such as law, business, education, marine science, and data science. William & Mary reports a student-faculty ratio of 13:1 and enrolls students from all 50 states and more than 60 countries, giving it a national and international reach while remaining rooted in Virginia.