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William Jewell College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Liberty, MO
Population 1,900,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 868
Men / Women 50% / 50%
White 69%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 7%
Black 6%
International 6%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%
From State 61%
From Region 17%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 28%
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Health Sciences 12%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Arts 7%
Engineering 6%
Physical Sciences & Math 6%
Education 3%
Computer Science 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $20,610
Est. Cost of Attendance $35,785
10-Year ROI $187,000
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 47%
Yield (Unbound) 33%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 59%
SAT Range 1110 – 1240
SAT Math Range 540 – 640
SAT RW Range 540 – 630
ACT Range 18 – 24

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
William Jewell College 170 52% / 48% 2% $62,573 98%
Civil Engineering 10 100% / 0% 0% $81,280 91
Data Science 4 +2 50% / 50% 0% $76,235 88
Chemistry 4 25% / 75% 0% $64,795 76
Mathematics 2 0% / 100% 0% $68,556 81
Physics 5 60% / 40% 0% $71,295 84
Biochemistry 6 50% / 50% 0% $62,343 73
Biology 4 0% / 100% 0% $58,587 66
Molecular Biology 3 0% / 100% 0% $62,846 73
Nursing 20 25% / 75% 0% $73,375 85 99%
Accounting 8 +3 88% / 12% 12% $71,896 84
Business Administration 34 +6 74% / 26% 3% $64,678 76 97%
Economics 3 +1 0% / 100% 33% $71,270 84
Health Administration 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,335 69
Nonprofit Management 1 0% / 100% 0% $64,678 76 97%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,307 46
Communication 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,273 51
English 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% $45,661 32
History 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $50,534 47
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 67% / 33% 0% $50,962 48
International Affairs 5 +4 60% / 40% 0% $58,062 65
Philosophy and Religion 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,433 49
Political Science 1 +4 100% / 0% 0% $58,416 65
Psychology 19 +4 32% / 68% 5% $55,489 59 100%
Public Relations 4 25% / 75% 0% $59,995 68
Spanish 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $51,847 50
Elementary Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $48,718 41
Secondary Education +4 $50,883 47
Digital Media 3 33% / 67% 0% $51,951 50
Music 1 100% / 0% 0% $40,198 17
Music Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $51,117 48
Music Performance 2 50% / 50% 0% $40,169 17
Musical Theatre $39,096 15
Theatre 2 50% / 50% 0% $37,094 11