William Woods University
Fulton, MO · Private · Town (distant) · The Woods · WWU · William Woods
Private institution in Fulton, MO · 1,061 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $42,401 median earnings 10 years after entry.
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
- $22,2701,295th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $28,8601,312th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $28,8601,204th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $44,9071,327th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,983880th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,4011,490th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,2651,270th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.0%874th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.7%1,029th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.5%731st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0611,332nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.3%1,165th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 300 mi (MDW)
On 1 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 46 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $36,848 | $27,295 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $36,220 | $35,772 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,526 | $29,322 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | $26,739 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| American Sign LanguageForeign Languages | bachelors | $31,855 | $32,806 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $27,488 | — |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculture | bachelors | $25,967 | $21,508 |
| Agricultural Production OperationsAgriculture | bachelors | $24,035 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Celtic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)source
- Founded in 1870source
- School colors: #02493B and #7F2346source
- Athletic nickname: "Owls"source
- Mascot: Screech the Owlsource
- Motto: "Amor Vincit Omnia"source
- Formerly known as "Female Orphan School" (1870–1899)source
- Formerly known as "Daughters College" (1899–1900)source
- Formerly known as "William Woods College" (1900–1993)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- Notable alum: Helen Stephenssource
Athletics — 13 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $13,550,722 (M $6,937,954 · W $5,042,772 · Coed $1,569,996)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to William Woods University’s 1,061 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 1,086 undergrads
- Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, MO · 1,015 undergrads
- Avila UniversityKansas City, MO · 1,192 undergrads
- Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,205 undergrads
- Culver-Stockton CollegeCanton, MO · 884 undergrads
- William Jewell CollegeLiberty, MO · 868 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Regis CollegeWeston, MA · 1,061 undergrads
- Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, MN · 1,061 undergrads
- Central CollegePella, IA · 1,062 undergrads
- Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, WA · 1,058 undergrads
- Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, NY · 1,065 undergrads
- Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, NH · 1,055 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitewilliamwoods.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 179964)
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