2. The College of William and Mary was founded in 1693 by King William III and Queen Mary Ⅱ of England. Located in Virginia, it is the second university founded by Britain in the American colony. The school's hardware and software environment are first-class, and it has always been among the best in American universities.

In recent years, William and Mary College ranks around 30th among American universities. Among public universities, it has been rated as the best small public university by US News and World Report for three consecutive years, second only to the University of Virginia, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Michigan, the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. William and Mary College is one of the eight Ivy League public universities, offering Ivy League education at low tuition. William and Mary College has always been a college of arts and sciences that pays attention to undergraduate teaching, and has been rated as the most teaching-oriented school in public universities. There are five colleges in William and Mary College, including College of Arts and Sciences, College of Marine Science, College of Education, College of Business Administration and Law School. There are dozens of majors with a wide range of design fields, most of which have strong scientific research and academic strength, and can be awarded undergraduate, master and doctoral degrees. The main majors offered are: accounting, American studies, anthropology, art history, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, English, European studies, film studies, finance, global studies, health sciences, history, international relations, kinematics, Latin American studies, linguistics, music, neuroscience, philosophy, physics, psychology and public policy.