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Williams College

Williams is a college of about 2,070 students in Williamstown, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts, 135 miles from Boston. It was the first college in the country to make every aid dollar a grant, with no loans and no work requirement. Skiing has been a varsity sport since 1950; the alpine team trains and hosts the Williams Carnival at Jiminy Peak in Hancock, and races the NCAA and EISA circuit even though the college competes in NESCAC Division III.

Williamstown, MA

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NCAA divisionEISA · NCAA skiing
D3
UndergraduatesFall 2025
2,067
AdmittedClass of 2029
8.6%
Comprehensive fee2026-27
$95,960
Home hillHancock, MA
Jiminy Peak
Student-faculty ratioFall 2025
7:1
Roster athletes2026-27
17
NCAA power rankscore 54.82
#18

Why Williams?

Why racerslook at Williams

A small college with a January term, an outing-club culture and a race hill close enough to host the home carnival.

  • West College, the original 1790s brick building of Williams College on Main Street in Williamstown

    Every aid dollar is a grant

    Williams meets 100% of demonstrated need with no loans and no work-study; 53% of students receive need-based aid and 28% of aided families pay nothing.(williams.edu)

  • Chapin Hall, the columned 1912 auditorium building at Williams College

    Winter Study in January

    Every January students take one of about 150 Winter Study courses, do research, intern or travel, which is the month the carnival season begins.(williams.edu)

  • Spring Street, the small main shopping street of Williamstown next to the Williams campus

    Jiminy Peak and the Williams Carnival

    The alpine team trains at Jiminy Peak, which has a high-speed six-pack lift and snowmaking on a slalom and giant slalom hill, with extra days at Stratton, Berkshire East and Mount Snow; Williams hosts its carnival there.(ephsports.williams.edu)

  • The glass-fronted Paresky Center, the Williams student center, from the lawn

    Outing club since 1915

    The Williams Outing Club is the largest student organization on campus; more than half of new students start with its WOOLF orientation trip, and classes are cancelled for Mountain Day and Winter Carnival.(woc.williams.edu)

About the school

The honest version.

What the school is, what it is known for, and what a family should weigh before committing.

Williams is a private liberal arts college of about 2,070 undergraduates in Williamstown, a small town in the Berkshires of northwestern Massachusetts, 135 miles from Boston and 165 from New York. It sits at or near the top of most liberal arts rankings, with a 7:1 student-faculty ratio, Oxford-style tutorials, and a January Winter Study term. The aid program is the most generous in this group: need-blind for U.S. applicants, meets 100 percent of need, and since 2022 every aid dollar is a grant, with no loans and no work requirement. Skiing has been a varsity sport since 1950, and the Williams Carnival is a fixture on the eastern circuit. The alpine team trains at Jiminy Peak in Hancock, about 15 miles down Route 43, which has a six-pack lift and solid snowmaking on a good slalom and giant slalom hill, with trips to Stratton, Berkshire East and Mount Snow to round things out. Williams is a NESCAC Division III college, but skiing races in the single-division NCAA and EISA circuit against Vermont, Dartmouth and Middlebury.

Know before you commit

  • Very selective: 8.6% of applicants were admitted to the Class of 2029, and 44% of the entering class came through binding early decision.(williams.edu)
  • Remote: Williamstown is a small town 135 miles from Boston and 165 from New York, with no nearby airport or rail service on campus.(williams.edu)
  • No athletic scholarships: as a NESCAC Division III member, all aid is need-based and no coach can promise admission.(nescac.com)
  • Middle of the carnival field: the combined team finished 7th at most 2026 carnivals and 9th at the Middlebury Carnival, and only one alpine skier reached the NCAA Championships.(ephsports.williams.edu)

Feel the campus

From first tracks to final exams.

Credited archive photographs of the campus, the town and the hill; not current team photography.

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Ski team experience

Eph skiingon the EISA circuit

Williams skiing was organized by the Outing Club in 1915 and became a varsity sport in 1950. The alpine and nordic teams race the EISA carnival circuit and the NCAA single-division championship; alpine trains at Jiminy Peak in Hancock, nordic at Prospect Mountain in Woodford, Vermont. In 2025-26 the combined team finished 7th at most carnivals and sent one alpine and one nordic skier to the NCAA Championships.

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Team athletes
17
Men / women
10 / 7
International athletes
6
Varsity since
1950
Conference
EISA
Alpine disciplines
SL + GS

Where Maja fits today

Not a selection or admission prediction.

  • SLScorer
    22.67 · 1st of 8

    Scoring line 57.74.

  • GSScorer
    23.77 · 1st of 8

    Scoring line 77.20.

  • SGScorer
    117.57 · 1st of 7

    Scoring line 181.43.

  • DHNo comparison
    — · —

    Scoring line 227.31.

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Academics

What you can study.

Williams runs two semesters with a January Winter Study term in between, Oxford-style tutorials, and about 37 majors across 26 departments; roughly 45% of students graduate with more than one major. The January term overlaps the start of the carnival season, so a racer should plan Winter Study around travel.

  • 2,067
    Undergraduates
  • $95,960
    Comprehensive fee
  • 7:1
    Student-faculty ratio
  • 95%
    Six-year graduation rate

7 featured fields · full catalog

  • EconomicsSocial science
    Listed as a subject in the 2026-27 Williams catalog.
  • Computer ScienceQuantitative
    Listed as a subject in the 2026-27 Williams catalog.
  • BiologyScience
    Listed alongside Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Neuroscience.
  • Environmental StudiesEnvironment
    Listed as a subject in the 2026-27 catalog, with Geosciences as a related field.
  • Political ScienceSocial science
    Listed as a subject in the 2026-27 catalog.
  • PsychologySocial science
    Listed as a subject in the 2026-27 catalog.
  • MathematicsQuantitative
    Listed with Statistics as a separate subject.
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Source: williams.edu

Admissions

Your path here.

Testing
test-optional(williams.edu)
Application deadline
January 4 (regular decision); November 15 (early decision)(williams.edu)
  1. Apply through the Common App, Coalition on Scoir or QuestBridge
  2. Have your school send a transcript, a midyear report (due February 6) and recommendations from your counselor and two teachers
  3. Pay the $65 fee or request a waiver; test scores are optional and superscored if submitted
  4. Early decision applicants also sign the Early Decision Agreement by November 15
Admissions details

Acceptance rate

How selective it is.

8.6%Class of 2029 (1,336 admitted of 15,520)
  • Admitted
  • Not admitted

Williams admitted 8.6% of applicants to the Class of 2029, and 44% of the entering class came through binding early decision. NESCAC coaches can advocate for recruits but cannot offer, promise or guarantee a place.

Source: williams.edu

Cost & financial aid

What a year costs.

2026-27 published figures.

Published costs
Tuition$76,300
Housing$9,830
Meals$9,490
Activities and residential house fees$340
Total comprehensive fee$95,960

A $1,500 study-away fee applies only when studying away; books are estimated at $1,000 and covered for every student on aid. Williams meets 100% of demonstrated need with grants only, no loans and no work-study; tuition is free for families earning $200,000 or less with typical assets. NESCAC Division III colleges award no athletic scholarships.(williams.edu)

Financial aid information

Location

Campus, hill, airport.

Williams College, Williamstown

Williamstown is in the Berkshires of northwestern Massachusetts, 135 miles from Boston and 165 from New York City.

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Spring Street, the small main shopping street of Williamstown next to the Williams campus
Spring Street, Williamstown's main street beside campus, June 2010

Student life

Beyond the hill.

  • Williams Outing Club

    Founded in 1915 and the largest student organization, WOC runs weekly trips, lends gear from the Paresky basement, and teaches ski and snowboard PE classes during Winter Study.(woc.williams.edu)

  • Mountain Day and Winter Carnival

    Twice a year classes are cancelled: for Mountain Day in the fall, and for Winter Carnival, when campus turns out to ski and cheer at Jiminy Peak and Prospect Mountain.(woc.williams.edu)

  • Small and busy

    There are 230+ student organizations, 32 varsity teams, and about 30% of students play a varsity sport in a given year.(williams.edu)

Athlete voices

Real stories.

  • “My favorite part about being on the Alpine skiing team is the people.”
    Bennett Snyder, senior alpine captain · source
  • “Everyone has been working hard in our offseason, with captains' practices throughout the fall.”
    Amber McHugh, head alpine coach · source

Alumni & outcomes

What came next.

Six-year graduation rate (entered 2019)(williams.edu)
95%
Students on need-based aid, all grants(williams.edu)
53%
Olympics for Spike Kellogg '62 (50k nordic)(ephsports.williams.edu)
1968
NCAA Championship qualifiers, 2026(ephsports.williams.edu)
2

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Sources, rights and updates

Where this comes from.

Every figure carries its reporting period and a link. Rosters and points come from official rosters and FIS or USCSA results. Photographs are Wikimedia Commons archive images under open licences, credited on each image.

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