College of William and Mary: Rankings

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The College of William and Mary ranked 145th in the United States, 458th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 171 research topics. The College of William and Mary ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 25,221 academic publications and 621,736 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 361 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#458 of 14,131 In the World
#167 of 2,597 In North America
#145 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 63 In Virginia
#116 of 1,054 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#153 of 1,024 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#165 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#245 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#265 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 168 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 151st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 522nd in the World with 14,441 publications made and 309,916 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#151 of 1,728 In the United States
#175 of 1,819 In North America
#522 of 7,020 In the World

College of William and Mary
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 142 514
1992 137 584
1993 158 713
1994 167 804
1995 178 807
1996 190 966
1997 203 1226
1998 203 1385
1999 219 1431
2000 242 1582
2001 269 1960
2002 297 2526
2003 267 3156
2004 275 3568
2005 298 4113
2006 367 5117
2007 417 5697
2008 421 6348
2009 448 7859
2010 488 8859
2011 531 9775
2012 516 11177
2013 544 12827
2014 556 14067
2015 650 14518
2016 621 15071
2017 543 15754
2018 570 17463
2019 590 19399
2020 612 21833
2021 557 23445
2022 560 22211
2023 537 22734

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 57 66 116
International Relations and Diplomacy 63 73 153
Early Childhood Education 98 105 165
Law Enforcement 99 110 175
International Law 68 78 196
Criminology and Criminal Justice 127 142 221
Art History 106 122 246
Special Education 129 143 249
Genealogy 122 139 255
Classics and Ancient History 110 126 257
Public Policy / Administration 117 135 288
Education Majors 137 154 297
Political Economy 116 133 305
Publishing 115 134 311
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 123 140 315
Media Studies 144 168 330
Human Rights Law 114 133 341
Law 139 160 375
Gender Studies 181 210 399
Communications and Public Relations 164 191 409
Sociology 162 184 423
History 134 156 433
Political Science 142 164 434
Aesthetics 140 163 456
Anthropology 179 205 468
Library and Information science 183 205 483
Archaeology 140 163 489
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 178 207 528
Military science 282 308 559
Demography 186 210 565
Journalism and Digital Media 173 199 566
Linguistics 168 192 603
Philosophy 158 183 678
Radio and Television broadcasting 224 250 683
Broadcast Journalism 261 293 816
Urban and Regional planning 176 203 948

Engineering rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 179th for Engineering in the United States and 788th in the World with 11,083 publications made and 323,761 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#179 of 1,518 In the United States
#207 of 1,602 In North America
#788 of 6,684 In the World

College of William and Mary
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 145 1314
1992 129 1294
1993 144 1384
1994 165 1565
1995 190 1513
1996 166 1741
1997 164 1992
1998 174 2244
1999 175 2104
2000 158 2407
2001 220 2608
2002 304 3619
2003 272 4385
2004 251 4960
2005 298 6008
2006 293 6727
2007 315 7362
2008 337 7807
2009 311 8797
2010 321 9461
2011 349 10485
2012 369 11622
2013 410 13007
2014 396 13998
2015 428 14638
2016 421 15266
2017 397 16319
2018 417 17615
2019 416 18546
2020 427 20549
2021 390 22451
2022 368 21037
2023 349 20437

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Aviation 111 127 355
Computer Networking 116 138 417
Computer Engineering 122 143 453
Civil Engineering 125 150 482
Geotechnical Engineering 138 166 625
Acoustical Engineering 163 190 637
Marine Engineering 153 183 673
Human-Computer Interaction 159 185 681
Telecommunications 159 189 722
Reliability and Quality Engineering 165 194 740
Optical Engineering 171 195 762
Aerospace Engineering 196 227 802
Applied/Engineering Physics 161 186 802
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 167 192 809
Operations Research 188 220 864
Mechanical Engineering 194 224 884
Remote Sensing 203 233 887
Engineering Management 265 294 925
Electrical Engineering 174 205 930
Environmental Engineering 153 185 938
Structural Engineering 199 229 984
Nuclear Engineering 155 184 1000
Materials Science 187 215 1022
Systems Engineering 231 268 1029
Transportation Engineering 233 267 1169
Metallurgical Engineering 201 233 1231
Nanotechnology 204 233 1306
Electronic Engineering 213 248 1369
Chemical Engineering 211 246 1491
Biotechnology 349 387 2111

Environmental Science rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 147th for Environmental Science in the United States and 571st in the World with 10,924 publications made and 331,772 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#147 of 1,598 In the United States
#170 of 1,687 In North America
#571 of 6,798 In the World

College of William and Mary
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 104 839
1992 91 954
1993 121 1015
1994 147 1166
1995 145 1120
1996 148 1391
1997 139 1435
1998 141 1808
1999 155 1841
2000 191 2163
2001 200 2595
2002 228 3148
2003 224 3951
2004 216 4448
2005 241 5163
2006 305 6310
2007 314 7334
2008 326 7867
2009 327 9426
2010 336 10145
2011 341 11241
2012 361 12696
2013 382 14293
2014 394 15849
2015 459 16516
2016 436 17189
2017 447 18412
2018 457 19662
2019 454 21511
2020 515 24336
2021 486 26715
2022 446 26373
2023 423 26199

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 64 76 167
Oceanography 72 85 227
Ecology 119 142 438
Environmental Chemistry 101 120 440
Earth science and Geophysics 126 152 536
Geography and Cartography 152 178 571
Geology 146 171 579
Geotechnical Engineering 138 166 625
Paleontology 168 193 648
Environmental Management 141 171 755
Petrology and Geochemistry 165 200 806
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 183 214 820
Forestry 149 182 884
Agricultural Science 143 171 894
Environmental Engineering 153 185 938
Urban and Regional planning 176 203 948

Physics rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 161st for Physics in the United States and 699th in the World with 10,793 publications made and 338,331 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#161 of 1,485 In the United States
#188 of 1,569 In North America
#699 of 6,603 In the World

College of William and Mary
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 151 1464
1992 149 1496
1993 159 1474
1994 154 1675
1995 186 1716
1996 169 1857
1997 164 2459
1998 194 2694
1999 185 2343
2000 183 2583
2001 216 2788
2002 299 3477
2003 238 4625
2004 221 5565
2005 293 6814
2006 281 7156
2007 284 7329
2008 317 7716
2009 311 8645
2010 319 8950
2011 326 9929
2012 344 10946
2013 386 12300
2014 357 13289
2015 396 13889
2016 402 14684
2017 375 15491
2018 379 16448
2019 368 17298
2020 393 19184
2021 364 20676
2022 342 19113
2023 306 19260

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 82 93 269
Theoretical Physics 84 95 313
Nuclear Physics 96 110 331
Astrophysics and Astronomy 141 164 512
Astrobiology 173 197 604
Condensed Matter Physics 127 148 628
Acoustical Engineering 163 190 637
Quantum and Particle physics 144 169 646
Optical Engineering 171 195 762
Applied/Engineering Physics 161 186 802
Biophysics 251 278 998
Materials Science 187 215 1022
Nanotechnology 204 233 1306

Biology rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 211th for Biology in the United States and 937th in the World with 10,166 publications made and 310,463 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#211 of 1,582 In the United States
#237 of 1,668 In North America
#937 of 6,770 In the World

College of William and Mary
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 104 853
1992 83 838
1993 116 937
1994 125 1075
1995 116 1075
1996 136 1302
1997 137 1402
1998 142 1662
1999 161 1923
2000 178 2220
2001 210 2601
2002 224 3102
2003 224 3794
2004 216 4260
2005 243 5053
2006 261 6133
2007 283 7214
2008 299 7686
2009 284 9052
2010 311 9849
2011 321 10791
2012 329 12151
2013 357 13860
2014 376 15227
2015 418 15832
2016 424 16486
2017 426 17836
2018 406 19047
2019 404 20444
2020 445 23477
2021 448 25564
2022 436 25190
2023 398 24783

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 64 76 167
Zoology 109 128 328
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 150 168 343
Evolutionary Biology 162 185 532
Toxicology 133 154 584
Astrobiology 173 197 604
Paleontology 168 193 648
Animal Science 160 183 730
Botany 173 198 847
Entomology 204 235 852
Neuroscience 244 273 868
Forestry 149 182 884
Agricultural Science 143 171 894
Biophysics 251 278 998
Genetics 233 259 1058
Biochemistry 239 267 1209
Horticulture 176 206 1245
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 276 305 1266
Molecular Biology 266 295 1299
Virology 269 296 1300
Nanotechnology 204 233 1306
Microbiology 234 260 1340
Immunology 270 296 1389
Pharmacology 316 349 1650
Oncology and Cancer research 404 440 2017
Nutrition and Food Science 265 302 2057
Biotechnology 349 387 2111

Computer Science rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 184th for Computer Science in the United States and 692nd in the World with 8,989 publications made and 230,579 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Neuroscience, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#184 of 1,576 In the United States
#212 of 1,662 In North America
#692 of 6,752 In the World

College of William and Mary
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 87 460
1992 94 535
1993 101 618
1994 113 734
1995 123 762
1996 119 835
1997 129 991
1998 134 1107
1999 140 1163
2000 127 1235
2001 156 1453
2002 238 2335
2003 186 2375
2004 183 2781
2005 240 3343
2006 244 3964
2007 247 4455
2008 280 5164
2009 273 6082
2010 291 6823
2011 327 7426
2012 317 8654
2013 318 9958
2014 329 10489
2015 359 10752
2016 382 11480
2017 321 11940
2018 367 13441
2019 352 14649
2020 344 16484
2021 344 17853
2022 305 16533
2023 336 16969

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 90 104 306
Animation 98 117 373
Information Technology 160 176 411
Computer Networking 116 138 417
Cyber Security 124 144 429
Software Engineering 120 141 431
UX/UI Desgin 111 134 434
Database Administration 131 152 438
Computer Engineering 122 143 453
Computer Graphics 122 144 474
Library and Information science 183 205 483
Web Design and Development 119 142 496
Multimedia 178 203 631
Data Science 187 214 672
Human-Computer Interaction 159 185 681
Telecommunications 159 189 722
Machine Learning 173 203 757
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 184 214 795
Management Information Systems 209 240 810
Computer Vision 183 212 812
Computational Linguistics 182 211 824
Neuroscience 244 273 868
Cognitive Science 235 268 871
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 276 305 1266

Chemistry rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 205th for Chemistry in the United States and 975th in the World with 8,522 publications made and 272,172 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#205 of 1,407 In the United States
#232 of 1,488 In North America
#975 of 6,447 In the World

College of William and Mary
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 123 1278
1992 117 1335
1993 125 1284
1994 132 1454
1995 133 1438
1996 143 1671
1997 143 1832
1998 155 2069
1999 153 2026
2000 169 2416
2001 190 2610
2002 224 3030
2003 184 3986
2004 198 4362
2005 205 5057
2006 217 5790
2007 219 6542
2008 250 6646
2009 234 7590
2010 244 8163
2011 255 8807
2012 261 9660
2013 298 10651
2014 290 11794
2015 315 12232
2016 295 12644
2017 277 13573
2018 279 14490
2019 303 14613
2020 323 16429
2021 291 17856
2022 271 17491
2023 253 17343

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 101 120 440
Computational Chemistry 178 203 790
Petrology and Geochemistry 165 200 806
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 167 192 809
Organic Chemistry 201 228 1020
Materials Science 187 215 1022
Pharmacy 214 244 1185
Biochemistry 239 267 1209
Nanotechnology 204 233 1306
Physical chemistry 200 234 1310
Inorganic Chemistry 230 263 1464
Chemical Engineering 211 246 1491
Nutrition and Food Science 265 302 2057
Radiochemistry 270 307 2449

Medicine rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 260th for Medicine in the United States and 1088th in the World with 5,807 publications made and 159,012 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Psychiatry, Pathology, Anatomy and Physiology, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#260 of 1,558 In the United States
#289 of 1,643 In North America
#1088 of 6,680 In the World

College of William and Mary
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 54 349
1992 60 393
1993 61 379
1994 68 478
1995 65 526
1996 68 550
1997 78 696
1998 78 753
1999 85 876
2000 93 969
2001 105 1147
2002 110 1379
2003 110 1642
2004 101 1846
2005 131 2170
2006 125 2656
2007 164 3170
2008 176 3485
2009 189 4240
2010 192 4634
2011 167 5177
2012 175 5846
2013 198 6634
2014 202 7485
2015 231 7855
2016 246 8154
2017 249 8726
2018 219 9153
2019 270 10163
2020 278 11882
2021 263 12891
2022 285 12649
2023 266 12647

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 150 168 343
Respiratory Therapy 148 166 545
Clinical Psychology 232 262 561
Toxicology 133 154 584
Public Health 198 222 590
Health Science 261 286 769
Gerontology 294 327 853
Nursing 283 313 873
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 302 334 890
Healthcare Management (MHA) 295 329 933
Psychiatry 265 296 978
Anatomy and Physiology 235 263 990
Sports Medicine 316 353 1121
Audiology 333 368 1122
Urology 230 253 1151
Dentistry 244 272 1161
Pharmacy 214 244 1185
Orthodontics 269 297 1221
Physical Therapy 327 363 1270
Virology 269 296 1300
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 288 320 1321
Pathology 274 307 1342
Immunology 270 296 1389
Cardiology 313 343 1393
Anesthesiology 336 370 1505
Veterinary 234 259 1611
Pharmacology 316 349 1650
Surgery 366 403 1651
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 312 342 1795
Family medicine 482 520 1824
Oncology and Cancer research 404 440 2017

Mathematics rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 166th for Mathematics in the United States and 601st in the World with 5,294 publications made and 149,869 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#166 of 1,371 In the United States
#193 of 1,451 In North America
#601 of 6,305 In the World

College of William and Mary
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 58 317
1992 47 326
1993 57 395
1994 69 488
1995 89 556
1996 70 586
1997 75 628
1998 69 718
1999 77 689
2000 86 816
2001 86 959
2002 155 1595
2003 127 1558
2004 110 1925
2005 149 2233
2006 156 2752
2007 168 2926
2008 141 3248
2009 163 3817
2010 190 4498
2011 192 4805
2012 198 5489
2013 201 6274
2014 179 6867
2015 210 6907
2016 252 7314
2017 215 7300
2018 212 7920
2019 210 8780
2020 206 9677
2021 194 10540
2022 170 9486
2023 172 10090

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 131 145 261
Blockchain and Cryptography 90 104 306
Actuarial Science 133 152 309
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 141 164 469
Statistics 165 193 631
Applied Mathematics 139 164 701
Operations Research 188 220 864

Psychology rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 222nd for Psychology in the United States and 708th in the World with 5,047 publications made and 133,143 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#222 of 1,527 In the United States
#250 of 1,612 In North America
#708 of 6,528 In the World

College of William and Mary
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 47 234
1992 50 222
1993 55 282
1994 55 339
1995 54 361
1996 52 419
1997 61 544
1998 59 549
1999 61 608
2000 83 675
2001 87 738
2002 81 940
2003 86 1111
2004 87 1224
2005 108 1498
2006 110 1930
2007 159 2254
2008 158 2578
2009 161 3329
2010 174 3787
2011 159 4203
2012 155 4935
2013 213 5614
2014 210 6103
2015 212 6375
2016 225 6485
2017 221 6810
2018 207 7482
2019 230 8234
2020 246 9408
2021 225 9862
2022 225 9733
2023 238 9739

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Special Education 129 143 249
Education Majors 137 154 297
Child Psychology 187 211 407
Social Psychology 166 190 410
Sexology 251 281 516
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 178 207 528
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 216 247 539
Clinical Psychology 232 262 561
Neuroscience 244 273 868
Cognitive Science 235 268 871
Psychiatry 265 296 978

Business rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 180th for Business in the United States and 625th in the World with 4,552 publications made and 104,605 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#180 of 1,334 In the United States
#209 of 1,412 In North America
#625 of 6,187 In the World

College of William and Mary
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 35 179
1992 33 181
1993 52 244
1994 52 313
1995 73 280
1996 65 339
1997 61 405
1998 63 503
1999 60 448
2000 82 638
2001 95 637
2002 96 1095
2003 93 1153
2004 95 1318
2005 104 1538
2006 137 1974
2007 148 2144
2008 145 2433
2009 128 2927
2010 159 3410
2011 183 3621
2012 204 4222
2013 177 4726
2014 194 5131
2015 207 5124
2016 188 5433
2017 170 5404
2018 180 5877
2019 174 6423
2020 176 7384
2021 187 8152
2022 151 7513
2023 156 7690

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Tax Law 83 94 196
Real Estate 106 119 255
Public Policy / Administration 117 135 288
Actuarial Science 133 152 309
Accounting 163 187 425
Investment Banking and Stock trading 139 158 447
Advertising 173 197 460
Finance 146 171 492
Human Resource Management 183 208 547
International Business 135 160 593
International Trade 123 148 614
Entertainment Industry Business 192 223 624
Supply Chain Management 152 177 661
Management 196 226 734
Project Management 197 228 743
Marketing 209 238 743
Management Information Systems 209 240 810
Risk Management 202 233 833
Operations Research 188 220 864
Engineering Management 265 294 925

Economics rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 156th for Economics in the United States and 477th in the World with 4,036 publications made and 101,656 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#156 of 1,317 In the United States
#179 of 1,400 In North America
#477 of 5,995 In the World

College of William and Mary
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 29 131
1992 25 140
1993 38 148
1994 42 210
1995 50 212
1996 54 232
1997 46 293
1998 45 367
1999 59 324
2000 77 451
2001 77 533
2002 66 714
2003 80 929
2004 87 1018
2005 91 1141
2006 100 1489
2007 123 1636
2008 124 1743
2009 125 2378
2010 134 2540
2011 168 2727
2012 191 3164
2013 177 3727
2014 187 4068
2015 197 4140
2016 190 4280
2017 163 4340
2018 150 4813
2019 161 5107
2020 192 5948
2021 160 6527
2022 173 6326
2023 156 6481

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 63 73 153
Political Economy 116 133 305
Actuarial Science 133 152 309
Development Studies 163 183 427
Investment Banking and Stock trading 139 158 447
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 141 164 469
Finance 146 171 492
International Economics 117 138 604
International Trade 123 148 614
Agricultural Economics 144 167 724
Environmental Economics 181 214 1338

Art & Design rankings

The College of William and Mary ranked 140th for Art & Design in the United States and 475th in the World with 2,940 publications made and 44,368 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Art History, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#140 of 1,321 In the United States
#164 of 1,404 In North America
#475 of 5,720 In the World

College of William and Mary
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 36 83
1992 23 96
1993 32 123
1994 34 142
1995 42 184
1996 48 189
1997 54 229
1998 39 258
1999 55 248
2000 50 265
2001 53 367
2002 71 522
2003 51 509
2004 62 569
2005 53 709
2006 56 820
2007 73 888
2008 65 1096
2009 100 1282
2010 94 1333
2011 94 1543
2012 88 1701
2013 107 1980
2014 122 2108
2015 144 2212
2016 141 2255
2017 111 2470
2018 131 2714
2019 119 3143
2020 109 3550
2021 111 3679
2022 121 3374
2023 103 3323

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of William and Mary in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 45 51 179
Sculpture 45 51 179
Illustration and Concept Art 48 55 186
Art History 106 122 246
Cinematography 76 92 261
Graphic Design 101 115 293
Performing arts 110 127 351
Animation 98 117 373
UX/UI Desgin 111 134 434
Creative Writing 168 195 445
Photography 145 167 447
Literature 146 169 454
Aesthetics 140 163 456
Computer Graphics 122 144 474
Singing and Vocal Performance 163 188 501
Music 180 202 506
Fashion Design 141 166 530
Entertainment Industry Business 192 223 624
Multimedia 178 203 631