Williams College
| Motto | E liberalitate E. Williams, armigeri (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "Through the Generosity of E. Williams, Esquire" |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1793 |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $3.66 billion (2024) |
| President | Maud Mandel |
| Provost | Eiko Maruko Siniawer |
Academic staff | 360 (2021) |
| Students | 2,171 (2021) |
| Undergraduates | 2,121 (2021) |
| Postgraduates | 50 (2021) |
| Location | , United States 42°42′45″N 73°12′18″W / 42.71250°N 73.20500°W |
| Campus | Rural, college town, 450 acres (180 ha) |
| Colors | Purple & gold |
| Nickname | Ephs |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Ephelia, the Purple Cow |
| Website | www |
Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War in 1755.
Williams's main campus is located in Williamstown, in the Berkshires in rural northwestern Massachusetts, and contains more than 100 academic, athletic, and residential buildings. There are 360 voting faculty members, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 6:1. As of 2022, the college had an enrollment of 2,021 undergraduate students and 50 graduate students.
Following a liberal arts curriculum, Williams College provides undergraduate instruction in 25 academic departments and interdisciplinary programs including 36 majors in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and natural sciences. Williams offers an almost entirely undergraduate instruction, though there are two graduate programs in development economics and art history. The college maintains affiliations with the nearby Clark Art Institute and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) along with a close relationship with Exeter College, Oxford. The college competes in the NCAA Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference as the Ephs.