William Jewell College
Liberty, MO · Private · Large suburb · WJC
Private institution in Liberty, MO · 868 undergraduates · 34% acceptance rate · $59,268 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Acceptance rate
- Top 19%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $16,602800th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $19,8901,116th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,890855th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $34,2911,079th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,4981,194th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,268576th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,197376th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.6%708th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.5%872nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 34.3%135th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1114648th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8681,444th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.9%1,322nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 390 mi (ORD)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $55,678 | $57,403 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $45,696 | $43,798 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,009 | $37,856 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,687 | — |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciences | bachelors | $31,839 | — |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $31,127 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $30,228 | $33,993 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,591,042 (M $2,876,693 · W $1,714,349)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Weight Lifting
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitejewell.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 179955)
- Compare colleges in MORe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MissouriEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: William Jewell College vs Culver-Stockton CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
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