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.
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: Annapolis Group · CLAC · COFHE · Oberlin Group · Space-grant