College of William & Mary in Virginia
The College of William & Mary Coat of Arms
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| Latin: "Collegium Gulielmi et Mariae in Virginia" | |
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Royal (1693–1776) Private (1776–1906) Public (1906–present) Research university |
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| Established | 1693 |
| Affiliation |
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Universities Research Association (URA) |
| Endowment | $900 million (2017) |
| Chancellor | Robert M. Gates '65 |
| President | W. Taylor Reveley III |
| Provost | Michael R. Halleran |
| Rector | Todd Stottlemyer |
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Academic staff
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595 |
| Students | 8,484 (fall 2015) |
| Undergraduates | 6,301 (fall 2015) |
| Postgraduates | 2,183 (fall 2015) |
| Location | Williamsburg (bordered by James City County and York County), Virginia, United States |
| Campus |
Rural / Suburban 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) |
| Colors | W&M Green, W&M Gold, Spirit Gold & W&M Silver |
| Athletics | National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I) – Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) |
| Nickname | Tribe |
| Mascot | "The Griffin" |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 38 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 32 |
| Washington Monthly | 43 |
| Global | |
| QS | 551-600 |
| Times | 251–300 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 594 |
The College of William & Mary in Virginia (also known as William & Mary, or W&M) is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Royally founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, after Harvard University. William and Mary is the oldest college in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the oldest institution of higher education in the American South. In his 1985 book Public Ivies: A Guide to America's Best Public Undergraduate Colleges and Universities, Richard Moll categorized William & Mary as one of eight "Public Ivies".
William & Mary educated American Presidents Thomas Jefferson (third), James Monroe (fifth), and John Tyler (tenth) as well as other key figures important to the development of the nation, including the fourth U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall of Virginia, Speaker of the House of Representatives Henry Clay of Kentucky, sixteen members of the Continental Congress, and four signers of the Declaration of Independence, earning it the nickname "the Alma Mater of the Nation." A young George Washington (1732-1799) also received his surveyor's license through the College. W&M students founded the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society in 1776 and W&M was the first school of higher education in the United States to install an honor code of conduct for students. The establishment of graduate programs in law and medicine in 1779 makes it one of the earliest higher level universities in the United States.
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