The College of William & Mary in Virginia (colloquially known as The College of William & Mary, The College, William & Mary, or W&M;) is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1693 by a Royal Charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and its undergraduate program is currently ranked as the 4 and 6 best public...
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The College of William & Mary in Virginia (colloquially known as The College of William & Mary, The College, William & Mary, or W&M;) is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1693 by a Royal Charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and its undergraduate program is currently ranked as the 4 and 6 best public university in America, according to the 2009 Forbes and 2010 U.S. News & World Report rankings, respectively.
William & Mary educated U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Tyler as well as other key figures important to the development of the nation, including U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, Speaker of the House Henry Clay and 16 signers of the Declaration of Independence. W&M; founded the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society in 1776 and was the first school of higher education in the United States to...
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