

So it sure is going down! And of the students who did not earn admission in the Early Decision round to the Class of 2026, approximately 180 were deferred to the Regular Decision round while around 400 were denied outright. For the Class of 2024, the Early Decision admission rate was 37%. Last year, for the Class of 2025, the Early Decision admission rate stood at 33%. Of these students, 255 earned admission, marking an Early Decision admission rate of 31.3%. In all, 814 students applied to the Class of 2026 under the liberal arts college’s binding Early Decision program.

Williams College has notified Early Decision applicants of their decisions. The Early Decision admission rate to the Williams College Class of 2026 dipped to a historic low.
