Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
1,900,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (62%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
945
Men / Women
51% / 49%
From State
61%
From Region
17%
Athletes
72.4%
Racial/Ethnic
White
60%
Hispanic
12%
Black
9%
Mixed
6%
International
6%
Native American
2%
Asian
2%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 48.1% 48.1%
2012 Men: 45.2% 45.2%
2013 Men: 45.9% 45.9%
2014 Men: 39.6% 39.6%
2015 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2016 Men: 42.3% 42.3%
2017 Men: 43.4% 43.4%
2018 Men: 52.7% 52.7%
2019 Men: 48.8% 48.8%
2020 Men: 48.2% 48.2%
2021 Men: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Men: 54.1% 54.1%
2023 Men: 57.2% 57.2%
2024 Men: 53.7% 53.7%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Native: 2.4% 2.4%
2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2017 Native: 2.2% 2.2%
2018 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2011 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2012 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2018 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2019 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Black: 4.3% 4.3%
2012 Black: 6.0% 6.0%
2013 Black: 5.2% 5.2%
2014 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2016 Black: 3.4% 3.4%
2017 Black: 6.7% 6.7%
2018 Black: 6.6% 6.6%
2019 Black: 6.6% 6.6%
2020 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2021 Black: 2.4% 2.4%
2022 Black: 5.4% 5.4%
2023 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2011 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2012 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2%
2013 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2014 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3%
2015 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2016 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2%
2017 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2%
2018 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2019 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4%
2020 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3%
2021 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7%
2022 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2023 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2024 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4%
2011 White: 89.4% 89.4%
2012 White: 87.5% 87.5%
2013 White: 87.8% 87.8%
2014 White: 88.3% 88.3%
2015 White: 86.9% 86.9%
2016 White: 83.2% 83.2%
2017 White: 75.9% 75.9%
2018 White: 78.7% 78.7%
2019 White: 73.0% 73.0%
2020 White: 79.3% 79.3%
2021 White: 81.2% 81.2%
2022 White: 81.3% 81.3%
2023 White: 86.9% 86.9%
2024 White: 79.6% 79.6%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2016 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2017 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2018 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2019 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2020 International: 6.8% 6.8%
2021 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2022 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 International: 1.8% 1.8%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2025 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2020 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2021 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2023 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2025 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2021 Black: 8.0% 8.0%
2022 Black: 8.1% 8.1%
2023 Black: 7.6% 7.6%
2024 Black: 8.8% 8.8%
2025 Black: 9.3% 9.3%
2020 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5%
2021 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8%
2022 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9%
2023 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0%
2024 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0%
2025 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5%
2020 White: 76.4% 76.4%
2021 White: 71.0% 71.0%
2022 White: 70.8% 70.8%
2023 White: 64.4% 64.4%
2024 White: 61.8% 61.8%
2025 White: 59.8% 59.8%
2020 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2021 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2022 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2023 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2024 International: 4.9% 4.9%
2025 International: 5.7% 5.7%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
William Jewell College
209
50% / 50%
5%
$66,856
78
98%
Civil Engineering
8 —
88% / 12%
12%
$82,686
91
—
Data Science
12 +2
67% / 33%
33%
$84,327
92
—
Chemistry
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$68,057
79
—
Mathematics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$69,535
81
—
Physics
2 —
100% / 0%
100%
$71,616
83
—
Biochemistry
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$64,559
75
—
Biology
8 —
38% / 62%
0%
$63,405
73
—
Molecular Biology
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$65,603
76
—
Nursing
29 —
21% / 79%
0%
$77,999
88
99%
Accounting
6 +4
83% / 17%
0%
$77,337
87
—
Business Administration
58 —
79% / 21%
3%
$68,711
80
97%
Economics
3 +4
100% / 0%
0%
$75,353
86
—
Health Administration
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$65,236
76
—
Nonprofit Management
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$68,711
80
97%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
— —
—
—
$53,752
53
—
Communication
3 +3
33% / 67%
0%
$54,219
54
—
English
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$47,166
34
—
History
3 +6
67% / 33%
0%
$53,468
52
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
3 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$53,909
53
—
International Affairs
1 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$61,155
69
—
Philosophy and Religion
— —
—
—
$52,891
51
—
Political Science
7 +1
14% / 86%
0%
$62,323
71
—
Psychology
27 +1
30% / 70%
4%
$58,870
65
100%
Public Relations
— —
—
—
$62,915
72
—
Spanish
1 +4
0% / 100%
0%
$55,281
57
—
Elementary Education
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,160
54
—
Secondary Education
2 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$56,762
60
—
Digital Media
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$54,801
56
—
Music
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$42,041
19
—
Music Education
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$56,502
60
—
Music Performance
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$42,107
20
—
Musical Theatre
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$41,091
17
—
Theatre
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$40,197
15
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$22,052
ROI Percentile
78th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
74%
4-Year Graduation Rate
56%
6-Year Graduation Rate
68%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 62.9% 62.9%
2012 Graduated: 69.0% 69.0%
2013 Graduated: 58.7% 58.7%
2014 Graduated: 59.6% 59.6%
2015 Graduated: 61.7% 61.7%
2016 Graduated: 63.4% 63.4%
2017 Graduated: 59.3% 59.3%
2018 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6%
2019 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5%
2020 Graduated: 66.9% 66.9%
2021 Graduated: 65.3% 65.3%
2022 Graduated: 62.2% 62.2%
2023 Graduated: 61.6% 61.6%
2024 Graduated: 67.7% 67.7%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 60.6% 60.6%
2012 Men: 61.6% 61.6%
2013 Men: 54.0% 54.0%
2014 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2015 Men: 53.3% 53.3%
2016 Men: 57.3% 57.3%
2017 Men: 59.5% 59.5%
2018 Men: 60.1% 60.1%
2019 Men: 63.3% 63.3%
2020 Men: 63.8% 63.8%
2021 Men: 59.7% 59.7%
2022 Men: 58.4% 58.4%
2023 Men: 61.6% 61.6%
2024 Men: 68.2% 68.2%
2011 Women: 64.7% 64.7%
2012 Women: 72.8% 72.8%
2013 Women: 62.9% 62.9%
2014 Women: 66.9% 66.9%
2015 Women: 67.9% 67.9%
2016 Women: 67.7% 67.7%
2017 Women: 59.0% 59.0%
2018 Women: 68.3% 68.3%
2019 Women: 61.9% 61.9%
2020 Women: 68.9% 68.9%
2021 Women: 70.6% 70.6%
2022 Women: 65.0% 65.0%
2023 Women: 61.6% 61.6%
2024 Women: 67.1% 67.1%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 69.2% 69.2%
2012 Black: 46.7% 46.7%
2013 Black: 26.7% 26.7%
2014 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2015 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Black: 55.6% 55.6%
2017 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 Black: 65.0% 65.0%
2019 Black: 35.3% 35.3%
2020 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 Black: 46.2% 46.2%
2023 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5%
2013 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4%
2014 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3%
2015 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4%
2016 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2017 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4%
2018 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2020 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3%
2021 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4%
2022 Hispanic: 64.3% 64.3%
2023 Hispanic: 85.7% 85.7%
2024 Hispanic: 78.6% 78.6%
2011 White: 65.2% 65.2%
2012 White: 70.5% 70.5%
2013 White: 62.1% 62.1%
2014 White: 60.3% 60.3%
2015 White: 61.6% 61.6%
2016 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2017 White: 62.0% 62.0%
2018 White: 66.2% 66.2%
2019 White: 66.7% 66.7%
2020 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2021 White: 65.3% 65.3%
2022 White: 63.8% 63.8%
2023 White: 61.0% 61.0%
2024 White: 68.4% 68.4%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
33.0%
69
78% / 22%
3%
$69,700
81
97%
Humanities & Social Sciences
23.9%
50
32% / 68%
2%
$57,256
61
100%
Health Sciences
13.9%
29
21% / 79%
0%
$77,999
88
99%
Arts
7.7%
16
31% / 69%
0%
$49,150
40
—
Life & Natural Sciences
6.2%
13
46% / 54%
0%
$64,009
74
—
Computer Science
5.7%
12
67% / 33%
33%
$84,327
92
—
Engineering
3.8%
8
88% / 12%
12%
$82,686
91
—
Education
2.9%
6
0% / 100%
0%
$55,027
56
—
Physical Sciences & Math
2.9%
6
50% / 50%
33%
$69,490
81
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
47%
Yield (Unbound)
33%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
47%
47%
47%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 54.1% 54.1%
2012 Acceptance: 60.9% 60.9%
2013 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8%
2014 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8%
2015 Acceptance: 49.4% 49.4%
2016 Acceptance: 51.1% 51.1%
2017 Acceptance: 47.6% 47.6%
2018 Acceptance: 46.0% 46.0%
2019 Acceptance: 46.1% 46.1%
2020 Acceptance: 36.4% 36.4%
2021 Acceptance: 47.0% 47.0%
2022 Acceptance: 41.0% 41.0%
2023 Acceptance: 34.3% 34.3%
2024 Acceptance: 38.4% 38.4%
2011 Yield: 15.0% 15.0%
2012 Yield: 16.7% 16.7%
2013 Yield: 31.3% 31.3%
2014 Yield: 30.3% 30.3%
2015 Yield: 34.1% 34.1%
2016 Yield: 22.7% 22.7%
2017 Yield: 25.3% 25.3%
2018 Yield: 27.6% 27.6%
2019 Yield: 31.2% 31.2%
2020 Yield: 33.8% 33.8%
2021 Yield: 33.7% 33.7%
2022 Yield: 35.4% 35.4%
2023 Yield: 31.3% 31.3%
2024 Yield: 33.0% 33.0%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 3,332 3,332
2012 Applicants: 3,007 3,007
2013 Applicants: 1,433 1,433
2014 Applicants: 1,391 1,391
2015 Applicants: 1,456 1,456
2016 Applicants: 2,081 2,081
2017 Applicants: 1,644 1,644
2018 Applicants: 1,316 1,316
2019 Applicants: 1,168 1,168
2020 Applicants: 1,585 1,585
2021 Applicants: 1,402 1,402
2022 Applicants: 1,676 1,676
2023 Applicants: 2,132 2,132
2024 Applicants: 1,929 1,929
2011 Admitted: 1,802 1,802
2012 Admitted: 1,831 1,831
2013 Admitted: 828 828
2014 Admitted: 874 874
2015 Admitted: 719 719
2016 Admitted: 1,063 1,063
2017 Admitted: 783 783
2018 Admitted: 605 605
2019 Admitted: 538 538
2020 Admitted: 577 577
2021 Admitted: 659 659
2022 Admitted: 687 687
2023 Admitted: 731 731
2024 Admitted: 740 740
2011 Enrolled: 270 270
2012 Enrolled: 305 305
2013 Enrolled: 259 259
2014 Enrolled: 265 265
2015 Enrolled: 245 245
2016 Enrolled: 241 241
2017 Enrolled: 198 198
2018 Enrolled: 167 167
2019 Enrolled: 168 168
2020 Enrolled: 195 195
2021 Enrolled: 222 222
2022 Enrolled: 243 243
2023 Enrolled: 229 229
2024 Enrolled: 244 244
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
59%
SAT Range
1080
–
1270
SAT Math Range
540
–
640
SAT RW Range
540
–
630
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 960 960
2012 25th: 1020 1020
2013 25th: 1008 1008
2014 25th: 1010 1010
2015 25th: 990 990
2016 25th: 980 980
2017 25th: 990 990
2018 25th: 1030 1030
2019 25th: 1080 1080
2020 25th: 1040 1040
2021 25th: 1090 1090
2022 25th: 1030 1030
2023 25th: 960 960
2024 25th: 1080 1080
2011 75th: 1270 1270
2012 75th: 1220 1220
2013 75th: 1315 1315
2014 75th: 1190 1190
2015 75th: 1260 1260
2016 75th: 1285 1285
2017 75th: 1240 1240
2018 75th: 1270 1270
2019 75th: 1300 1300
2020 75th: 1260 1260
2021 75th: 1270 1270
2022 75th: 1130 1130
2023 75th: 1120 1120
2024 75th: 1270 1270
SAT Math
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 500 500
2012 25th: 510 510
2013 25th: 510 510
2014 25th: 520 520
2015 25th: 490 490
2016 25th: 500 500
2017 25th: 550 550
2018 25th: 510 510
2019 25th: 540 540
2020 25th: 500 500
2021 25th: 530 530
2022 25th: 510 510
2023 25th: 470 470
2024 25th: 540 540
2011 75th: 620 620
2012 75th: 610 610
2013 75th: 645 645
2014 75th: 620 620
2015 75th: 620 620
2016 75th: 620 620
2017 75th: 610 610
2018 75th: 640 640
2019 75th: 650 650
2020 75th: 630 630
2021 75th: 620 620
2022 75th: 570 570
2023 75th: 550 550
2024 75th: 640 640
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 460 460
2012 25th: 510 510
2013 25th: 498 498
2014 25th: 490 490
2015 25th: 500 500
2016 25th: 480 480
2017 25th: 440 440
2018 25th: 520 520
2019 25th: 540 540
2020 25th: 540 540
2021 25th: 560 560
2022 25th: 520 520
2023 25th: 490 490
2024 25th: 540 540
2011 75th: 650 650
2012 75th: 610 610
2013 75th: 670 670
2014 75th: 570 570
2015 75th: 640 640
2016 75th: 665 665
2017 75th: 630 630
2018 75th: 630 630
2019 75th: 650 650
2020 75th: 630 630
2021 75th: 650 650
2022 75th: 560 560
2023 75th: 570 570
2024 75th: 630 630
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2021 Submitted: 77.0% 77.0%
2022 Submitted: 79.0% 79.0%
2023 Submitted: 62.0% 62.0%
2024 Submitted: 59.0% 59.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
