College of William & Mary

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The College of William & Mary in Virginia
motto Collegii Gulielmi et Mariae in Virginia
founding 1693
Sponsorship state
place Williamsburg , Virginia , USA
president Katherine A. Rowe
Students 8,800
Professors 656
Annual budget $ 463 million
Foundation assets $ 996 million
University sports NCAA - Division I CAA
Website www.wm.edu

The College of William & Mary (also called William & Mary or W&M ) is a state university in Williamsburg in the east of the US state Virginia . Founded in 1693, it is the second oldest university in the United States after Harvard University . In 2019, 8,800 students were enrolled here. The college is one of the so-called Public Ivy .

history

Wren Building in 2005

The College of William and Mary was founded in 1693 in honor of William III. and Maria II with Royal Charter , making it one of the Colonial Colleges , colleges of the thirteen colonies before the United States' Declaration of Independence . Young men from the Colony of Virginia should be given a higher education without having to leave the colonies. Middle Plantation , today's Williamsburg, was selected as the location . The main building, then called the College Building, was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and completed in 1695. Today, as the Wren Building, it is the oldest university building in use in the United States, although it has since burned down and rebuilt three times.

During the American Revolutionary War , the college was closed between 1791 and 1792 due to invasion by British forces. In 1788 George Washington was named chancellor of the college. During the period of the Civil War , the college closed as nearly all students joined the Confederate Forces . In 1881 the college had to close due to financial difficulties. With constant financial help from the Commonwealth of Virginia , operations could be ensured shortly afterwards, but in 1906 Virginia officially took over the properties and the status changed from a private to a state university.

In 1918 women were accepted for the first time and in 1919 branches were established in Norfolk and Richmond . The branches later became independent universities as Old Dominion University and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Currently, the College of William & Mary is a medium-sized university with 25 degree programs, 12 masters programs and six doctoral programs .

Sports

The college's sports team is called The Tribe . It is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association . Your mascot is a griffin .

Personalities

Thomas Jefferson, 1762 graduate, US President 1801-1809
James Monroe, 1776 graduate, US President 1817-1825
John Tyler, 1807 graduate, US President 1841-1845
Glenn Close, 1974 graduate, actress
David Brown, 1978 graduate, astronaut
Todd Howard, 1993 graduate, computer game developer

Throughout its history, three US presidents , four signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, and sixteen delegates to the Continental Congress have studied at the university. George Washington received his license as a surveyor there .

Politics and administration

military

Arts and Culture

Sports

science

economy

Web links

Commons : College of William & Mary  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

literature

  • Chris Dickon, Gene R. Nichol: College of William and Mary . Arcadia Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7385-4379-6 (English).
  • Wilford Kale: From Student to Warrior A Military History of The College of William and Mary . 1st edition. Botetourt Press, 2017, ISBN 978-0-9799684-3-3 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ President. In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b W&M at a Glance. In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Annual Financial Report 2017 - 2018. (PDF) In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, June 30, 2018, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  4. ↑ US and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY18 to FY19. (PDF) In: www.nacubo.org. National Association of College and University Business Office, February 4, 2020, accessed February 21, 2020 .
  5. ↑ History & Traditions. In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b c History of the College. In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, accessed February 24, 2020 .
  7. ↑ a b c Timeline: William & Mary 1693-1993. In: www.dailypress.com. Daily Press, February 7, 1993, accessed February 24, 2020 .
  8. ^ A Mascot for the Tribe. In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, accessed February 23, 2020 .

Coordinates: 37 ° 16 '15.8 "  N , 76 ° 42' 26.9"  W.