Williams Baptist University
Walnut Ridge, AR · Private · Rural (distant) · WBU
Private institution in Walnut Ridge, AR · 490 undergraduates · 59% acceptance rate · $38,484 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 21%Pell Grant share
- Top 24%Acceptance rate
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
- $15,875743rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $20,3301,132nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,330881st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,2221,007th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,820874th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,4841,675th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,0671,351st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.9%1,625th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 49.6%1,758th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 58.9%391st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1018914th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22605th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4901,690th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 47.1%455th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 238 mi (BNA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 20 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $33,281 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $32,711 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $29,250 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $20,596 | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Southern Baptistsource
- Founded in 1941source
- Athletic nickname: "Eagles"source
- Competes in National Association of Intercollegiate Athleticssource
- School colors: #014FA3 and #FFFFFFsource
- Mascot: Eaglesource
- Formerly known as "Southern Baptist College" (1941–1991)source
- Formerly known as "Williams Baptist College" (1991–2018)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,585,391 (M $1,571,465 · W $1,013,926)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitewilliamsbaptistuniversity.com
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 107877)
- Compare colleges in ARRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in ArkansasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Williams Baptist University vs Central Baptist CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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