William Woods University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Disciples of Christ
Population 40,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,100
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 66%
From Region 13%
Athletes 598 (57.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Black 14%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 6%
International 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
William Woods University 202 38% 68% 1% 8% 6% 0% $55,883 3 -0.95 39 95% 6.2%
Cybersecurity 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,566 12 -1.12 75 — — — — —
Biology 7 — 0% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $65,002 43 -0.17 62 100% — — — —
Equestrian/Equine Studies 13 — 8% 85% 8% 0% 0% 0% $45,944 12 -0.95 14 90% — — — —
Equine Science 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,950 16 -0.84 16 — — — — —
Exercise Science 16 — 69% 62% 0% 6% 6% 6% $63,750 62 +0.23 59 100% — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 34 — 18% 74% 3% 6% 9% 0% $46,376 2 -2.04 15 95% 6.3% — — —
Accounting 6 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 17% 0% $69,703 12 -1.12 70 — — — — —
Business Administration 67 — 60% 63% 1% 13% 6% 0% $63,808 19 -0.72 59 94% 6.2% — — —
Economics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,294 8 -1.08 70 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $69,561 6 -1.31 70 — — — — —
Sports Management 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,750 62 +0.26 59 100% — — — —
American Sign Language Interpretation 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,376 12 -1.04 15 95% 6.3% — — —
English 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,879 23 -0.67 16 — — — — —
General Studies 11 — 45% 73% 0% 18% 9% 0% $48,211 12 -0.87 19 — — — — —
History — — — — — — — — $47,747 12 -0.90 18 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $47,413 6 -1.35 17 — — — — —
Human Services 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,986 14 -0.74 16 — — — — —
Psychology 9 — 11% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $46,114 4 -1.36 15 — — — — —
Social Work 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,431 13 -0.81 15 — — — — —
Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,917 23 -0.60 23 — — — — —
Elementary Education 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $48,763 27 -0.52 20 — — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $50,395 25 -0.71 24 — — — — —
Middle School Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,247 21 -0.68 21 — — — — —
Physical Education — — — — — — — — $50,402 16 -0.90 24 — — — — —
Secondary Education — — — — — — — — $49,331 21 -0.67 22 — — — — —
Social Studies Education — — — — — — — — $50,496 14 -0.83 24 — — — — —
Special Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,773 23 -0.77 25 — — — — —
Art Education — — — — — — — — $50,001 67 +0.34 23 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,781 10 -0.97 5 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 6 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,265 8 -1.19 26 — — — — —
Legal Studies 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,969 7 -1.23 26 — — — — —
Paralegal Studies 5 — 40% 40% 0% 20% 20% 0% $50,869 7 -1.24 25 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $32,463
ROI Percentile 39th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 58%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 11%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 37.1% 75 59% 61% 1% 12% 7% 0% $64,352 10 -0.74 60 94% 6.2%
Health Sciences 24.8% 50 34% 70% 2% 6% 8% 2% $51,936 1 -1.31 28 96% 6.3%
Agriculture & Food Science 7.9% 16 6% 88% 6% 0% 0% 0% $46,133 3 -0.93 15 90% —
Professional 7.9% 16 38% 56% 0% 6% 6% 0% $51,049 3 -1.22 26 — —
Humanities 6.9% 14 36% 79% 0% 14% 7% 0% $47,890 11 -0.86 18 95% 6.3%
Social Sciences 5.4% 11 9% 64% 0% 9% 9% 0% $46,222 2 -1.25 15 — —
Education 5.0% 10 10% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $49,359 21 -0.59 22 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 7 0% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $65,002 36 -0.17 62 100% —
Computer Science 1.0% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,566 3 -1.12 75 — —
Arts 0.5% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,781 4 -0.97 5 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 58 #42 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 58 #240 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 76 $2.0M $2.0M $24K
Track & Field (combined) 74 $804K $787K $17K
Baseball 50 $1.4M $1.4M $27K
Soccer 36 $1.0M $1.0M $9K
Golf 35 $939K $896K $42K
Basketball 31 $984K $955K $28K
Tennis 23 $626K $609K $17K
Lacrosse 20 $593K $584K $8K
Wrestling 17 $406K $393K $12K
Other Sports 14 $333K $321K $12K
Bowling 7 $155K $152K $3K
Total 335 $9.3M $9.1M $204K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 81 $2.2M $2.1M $71K
Track & Field (combined) 77 $869K $852K $17K
Volleyball 34 $1.1M $1.1M $11K
Soccer 31 $880K $866K $13K
Softball 28 $998K $945K $52K
Wrestling 23 $561K $548K $12K
Basketball 13 $555K $551K $3K
Tennis 11 $417K $408K $8K
Golf 10 $317K $305K $12K
Bowling 7 $170K $166K $3K
Total 263 $8.0M $7.8M $207K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 151 $1.7M $1.6M $34K
Other Sports 95 $2.5M $2.4M $83K
Football 76 $2.0M $2.0M $24K
Soccer 67 $1.9M $1.9M $22K
Baseball 50 $1.4M $1.4M $27K
Golf 45 $1.3M $1.2M $54K
Basketball 44 $1.5M $1.5M $32K
Wrestling 40 $968K $942K $25K
Tennis 34 $1.0M $1.0M $26K
Volleyball 34 $1.1M $1.1M $11K
Softball 28 $998K $945K $52K
Lacrosse 20 $593K $584K $8K
Bowling 14 $325K $318K $6K
Total 598 $18.9M $18.4M $567K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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