William Jewell College

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$18,360

2022 Average Net Price

$20,108

After Financial Aid

2020 Default Rate

on Student Loans

2022 Acceptance Rate

41%

1,676 Applicants

2022 Enrolled Students

853

97.5% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

62.2%

150 Graduates

About

William Jewell College is a higher education institution located in Clay County, MO. In 2022, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at William Jewell College were Registered Nursing (67 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (35 degrees), and General Psychology (15 degrees).

In 2022, 242 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at William Jewell College. 54.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 45.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (185 degrees), 8.04 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (23 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at William Jewell College is $18,360, which is $−9,970 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at William Jewell College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 243 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at William Jewell College is $18,360, which is $9,970 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $20,108.

In 2022, 93% of undergraduate students attending William Jewell College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 56% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$18,360

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at William Jewell College was $18,360. The cost of tuition at William Jewell College is $−9,970 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

This chart compares the tuition costs of William Jewell College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$20,108

2022 Value

3.68%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 William Jewell College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $20,108. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of William Jewell College grew by 3.68%.

This chart compares the average net price of William Jewell College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$11,352

Room and Board

$800

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at William Jewell College was of $11,352 in 2022. The cost of room and board decreased by 1.56% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $800. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at William Jewell College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

93%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

56%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

93% of undergraduate students at William Jewell College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a decline of 3.13% with respect to 2021, when 96% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at William Jewell College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2020 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at William Jewell College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 243 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

William Jewell College received 1,676 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 19.5% annual growth. Out of those 1,676 applicants, 687 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 41% acceptance rate.

There were 853 students enrolled at William Jewell College in 2022. 5% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

William Jewell College has an overall enrollment yield of 35.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

41%

Acceptance Rate in 2022

687

Accepted Out of 1,676

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of William Jewell College was 41% (687 admissions from 1,676 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 47%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants grew by 19.5%, while admissions grew by 4.25%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of William Jewell College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

Submission Percentage (2022)

Scores Submitted (2022)

5% of enrolled first-time students at William Jewell College in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

William Jewell College had a total enrollment of 853 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at William Jewell College is 832 students and the part-time enrollment is 21. This means that 97.5% of students enrolled at William Jewell College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at William Jewell College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 64.5% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.79% Two or More Races, 7.85% Black or African American, 2.23% Asian, 0.821% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.234% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at William Jewell College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (35%), followed by White Male (29.6%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (6.41%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (47.6%), followed by White Male (33.3%) and Asian Female (4.76%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

97.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at William Jewell College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 853 students. The full-time enrollment at William Jewell College is 832 and the part-time enrollment is 21. This means that 97.5% of students enrolled at William Jewell College are enrolled full-time compared with 79.6% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at William Jewell College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

75%

2022 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at William Jewell College was 75%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (72%), William Jewell College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at William Jewell College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
550 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
89 enrolled students
Two or More Races
75 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at William Jewell College is 64.5% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.79% Two or More Races, 7.85% Black or African American, 2.23% Asian, 0.821% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.234% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 54.3% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.1% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 17 students (1.99%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2022, 22 more women than men received degrees from William Jewell College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at William Jewell College is white (185 degrees awarded). There were 8.04 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (23 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at William Jewell College is Registered Nursing (67 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (35 degrees) and General Psychology (15 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at William Jewell College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are English (8 degrees awarded), History (4 degrees), and Physical Sciences (5 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at William Jewell College are Elementary & middle school teachers (298,412 people), Other managers (258,236 people), Postsecondary teachers (252,408 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (246,335 people), and Secondary school teachers (179,476 people).

The most specialized majors at William Jewell College in 2022 are English (8 degrees awarded), History (4 degrees), Physical Sciences (5 degrees), Language & Linguistics (3 degrees), and Psychology (15 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Diagnostic medical sonographers

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at William Jewell College are Diagnostic medical sonographers, Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at William Jewell College are English (8 degrees awarded), History (4 degrees), Physical Sciences (5 degrees), Language & Linguistics (3 degrees), and Psychology (15 degrees) (as of 2022).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at William Jewell College are Elementary & secondary schools (800,388 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (529,784 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (306,085 people), Legal services (206,101 people), and Computer Systems Design (205,618 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by William Jewell College.

Most Common (2022)

Registered Nursing
67 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
35 degrees awarded
General Psychology
15 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common bachelors degree concentration at William Jewell College was Registered Nursing with 67 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at William Jewell College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

110

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

132

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 110 degrees were awarded to men at William Jewell College, which is 0.833 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (132).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at William Jewell College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 29 degrees were awarded to men at William Jewell College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 4.83 times more than the 6 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 59 degrees were awarded to men at William Jewell College in Registered Nursing, which is 7.38 times more than the 8 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

62%

100% Completion Time

67%

150% Completion Time

In 2022, 62% of students graduating from William Jewell College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 67% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 67% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Hispanic or Latino Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at William Jewell College is Male and Hispanic or Latino (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2% of graduates (3 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
185 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
23 degrees awarded
Black or African American
13 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at William Jewell College is white (185 degrees awarded). There were 8.04 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (23 degrees).

2.07% of degree recipients (5 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

White Female
107 degrees awarded
White Male
78 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
15 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at William Jewell College is white female (107 degrees awarded). There were 1.37 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (78 degrees).

Operations

William Jewell College has an endowment valued at nearly $64.4M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −7.18M (−11.1%) compared to the 0.58% average return (286k on 49.3M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2022, William Jewell College had a total salary expenditure of 37.7M. William Jewell College employs 26 Associate professors, 20 Professors and 17 Assistant professors. Most academics at William Jewell College are Male Associate professor (17), Male Professor (10), and Female Professor (10).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at William Jewell College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 40 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 27 employees, and Management with 25 employees.

Endowment

$64.4M

2022 Endowment

9.85%

decline from 2021

William Jewell College has an endowment valued at about $64.4M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of William Jewell College declined 9.85% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $15.2M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at William Jewell College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$13.9M

2022 Salaries

4.02%

growth from 2021

In 2022, William Jewell College paid a median of $13.9M in salaries, which represents 36.9% of their overall expenditure ($37.7M) and a 4.02% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 2.71% growth between 2020 and 2021, and a 6.6% growth between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.7M (37.9% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$4.52M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2022, William Jewell College paid a total of $4.52M to 69 employees working as instructors, which represents 32.4% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.04M (32.1%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

26 Employees

Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

40 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at William Jewell College were Associate professor with 26 employees, Professor with 20 employees, and Assistant professor with 17 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at William Jewell College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 40 employees, Business and Financial Operations with 27 employees, and Management with 25 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Male Associate professor
Male Professor
Female Professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at William Jewell College was Male Associate professor with 17 employees, Male Professor with 10 employees, and Female Professor with 10 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at William Jewell College.

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