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William Woods University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Disciples of Christ
Location Fulton, MO
Population 40,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,061
Men / Women 39% / 61%
White 68%
Black 15%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 5%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
From State 66%
From Region 13%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 29%
Life & Natural Sciences 21%
Business & Economics 17%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17%
Education 10%
Arts 4%
Computer Science 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $30,340
Est. Cost of Attendance $49,094
10-Year ROI $85,000
ROI Percentile 15th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 58%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 11%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 58 #238
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

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 Woods University 178 31% / 69% 3% $48,294 97%
Cybersecurity 5 80% / 20% 0% $67,985 75
Biology 14 14% / 86% 0% $47,164 26 100%
Equestrian/Equine Studies 20 15% / 85% 0% $34,516 5 92%
Equine Science 4 25% / 75% 0% $39,209 9
Exercise Science 15 53% / 47% 13% $48,743 30 100%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 36 14% / 86% 3% $44,471 18 95%
Accounting 4 50% / 50% 0% $63,182 67
Business Administration 24 50% / 50% 12% $65,009 71 98%
Management Information Systems 1 100% / 0% 0% $61,771 65
Sports Management 1 100% / 0% 0% $48,743 30 100%
American Sign Language Interpretation $45,572 21
Communication 2 0% / 100% 0% $47,021 25
Criminal Justice 5 40% / 60% 0% $49,145 31
English 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,301 18
General Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $46,973 25
History 1 0% / 100% 0% $46,408 24
Human Services 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,721 27
Legal Studies 4 25% / 75% 0% $48,809 30
Paralegal Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $48,658 30
Psychology 10 30% / 70% 0% $45,104 20
Social Work 3 0% / 100% 0% $47,030 25
Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $48,155 28
Elementary Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $46,787 25
English Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,012 28
Middle School Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $47,596 27
Physical Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $47,694 27
Secondary Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $47,560 27
Social Studies Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $48,068 28
Special Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $48,505 29
Art Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $47,826 27
Studio Art 5 20% / 80% 0% $35,945 6