Williams College

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For their first year, all students will be required to live on campus. The residence halls can hold a capacity of 2173. Overall, the school consists of over a hundred academic, athletic, and residential buildings.

Athletics are popular at the college with over 50% of students participating in varsity, club, or intramural sports. 745 take part in the varsity and are known as the Ephs (rhymes with chiefs), for Colonel Ephraim Williams. They compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and the most popular sports are Rowing, Football, and Lacrosse. For club and intramural, rugby, horseback riding, fencing, water polo, and gymnastics are popular choices. Students can root on the Purple Cow mascot at one of the many athletic buildings.

Williams College’s campus holds plenty of learning opportunities for students including the Hopkins Observatory, the Williams College Museum of Art, and the four libraries (Sawyer, Schow Science, Archives and Special Collections, and Chapin). Chapin consists of a number of rare books including 50,000 volumes and 100,000 prints, photographs, maps, and more. It includes first editions of books by Isaac Newton and Galileo as well as original printings of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

Students can also choose to participate in one of the hundreds of organizations available, including academic, community engagement, religion, cultural, and more. If their desired organization does not currently exist, they are welcome to apply on the website. Currently, the school hosts several publications including the Williams Record, The Telos, The Cowbell, Williams College Law Journal, and more. WCFM is the school’s student run radio station and annually hosts an eight-hour long trivia contest.

For academics, students can take advantage of the services such as academic/career counseling, placement, employment, on campus daycare, or remedial.

Campus Housing - Dorms and Meal Plans

Provides on campus housing

Yes

Residence hall capacity

2,173

Does college offer a meal plan?

Yes, number of meals in the maximum meal plan offered

Must all students live on campus?

Yes

Number of meals per week are provided with the meal plan

Residence halls on campus:

Agard House, Austin House, Brooks House, Bryant House, Carter House, Center Developmental Economics, Chadbourne House, Currier House, Dodd House, Doughty, East College, Fayerweather Hall, Fitch House, Ft Hoosac, Garfield House, Gladden House, Goodrich House, Horn Hall, Hubbell House, Lambert House, Lehman House, Marcus House, Mark Hopkins, McGuiness House, Milham House, Mission Park, Morgan Hall, Parsons House, Perry House, Poker Flats, Prospect House, Sage Hall, Sewall House, Spenser House, Susie Hopkins, Thompson Hall, Tyler Annex, Tyler House, West College, Williams Hall, Williams Inn, Wood House, Woodbridge House

Sports Programs & Athletics

Athletic conferences

Football - New England Small College Athletic Conference

Basketball - New England Small College Athletic Conference

Baseball - New England Small College Athletic Conference

Cross Country/Track - New England Small College Athletic Conference

Number of Varsity Athletes by Sport in 2025

Sport	# of Men	# of Women
Baseball	31	0
Basketball	17	14
Cross Country	29	20
Field Hockey	0	29
Football	81	0
Golf	9	8
Ice Hockey	29	24
Lacrosse	42	34
Rowing	47	48
Skiing	18	18
Soccer	32	26
Softball	0	19
Squash	13	11
Swimming and Diving (combined)	33	28
Tennis	8	9
Track and Field (Indoor)	44	48
Track and Field (Outdoor)	50	48
Volleyball	0	19
Wrestling	18	0
Data from 2022