Student Demographics
Student Enrollment - Early Years
| Year | Students (undergraduate) | Law School |
|---|---|---|
| 1790 | 16 | - |
| 1791 | 22 | - |
| 1792 | 8 | - |
| 1793 | 42 | - |
| 1794 | 23 | - |
| 1795 | 19 | - |
| 1796 | 32 | - |
| 1797 | 25 | - |
| 1798 | 35 | - |
| 1799 | 43 | - |
| 1800 | 44 | - |
| 1801 thru 1830 | ? | - |
| 1831 | 100 | 9 |
| 1832 | 60 | - |
| 1833 | 60 | - |
| 1834 | 41 | - |
| 1835 | 15 | - |
| 1836 | 15 | 6 |
| 1837 | 60 | 6 |
| 1838 | 95 | 6 |
| 1839 | 111 | 44 |
| 1840 | 113 | 44 |
| 1841 | 140 | 36 |
| 1842 | 110 | 36 |
| 1843-1848 | 98 | 32 |
| 1849 | 68 | 32 |
| 1850 | ? | 32 |
| 1851 | ? | 32 |
| 1852 | 36 | 32 |
| 1853-1855 | 55 | 32 |
| 1856-1857 | 82 | ? |
| 1858 | 58 | 12 |
| 1859-1860 | 64 | ? |
| 1861 | 60 | ? |
| 1862-1905 | no stats compiled | no stats compiled |
| 1906 | 244 | ? |
| 1907-1916 | 208 | ? |
Date Sources
- 1790-1800 student numbers from the "Students" folder and attributed to Lyon G. Tyler, University Archives Subject File Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
- 1831-1861 student numbers from The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1831, Boston: Gray and Bowen, 1830. AY 54 A5 (1831-1861).
20th & 21st Century
| Year | Undergraduates | Graduate | Law School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4,381 | 1,223 | 449 |
| 2006 | 7,544 | 1,243 | 616 |
Multicultural Students
1976: 103 African American students attended the College (2.2%)
1982: 162 African American students attended the College (3.4%)
1983: 153 African American students attended the College
1985: 195 African American students attended the College (4%)
1988: 303 African American students attended the College (5.8%); 145 Asian American students attended the College (2.8%); 50 Hispanic students attended the College (.9%); 5 American Indian students attended the College(.1%)
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A note about the contents of this site
This website contains the best available information from known sources at the time it was written. Unfortunately, many of the early original records of William & Mary were destroyed by fires, military occupation, and the normal effects of time. The information in this website is not complete, and it changes as we continue to research and uncover new sources.