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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Location Walnut Ridge, AR
Population 30,000
Website https://williamsbaptistuniversity.com/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (77%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 489
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 81%
From Region 14%
Athletes 60.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Black 11%
International 9%
Hispanic 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2012 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2013 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2014 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2015 Men: 55.5% 55.5% 2016 Men: 55.3% 55.3% 2017 Men: 65.5% 65.5% 2018 Men: 55.8% 55.8% 2019 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2020 Men: 40.9% 40.9% 2021 Men: 46.0% 46.0% 2022 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2023 Men: 49.2% 49.2% 2024 Men: 38.8% 38.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 3.8% 3.8% 2011 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2012 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2016 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2018 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2019 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 Black: 10.4% 10.4% 2021 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2022 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2023 Black: 16.2% 16.2% 2024 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2011 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2014 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2020 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2024 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2011 White: 92.9% 92.9% 2012 White: 96.1% 96.1% 2013 White: 92.5% 92.5% 2014 White: 92.3% 92.3% 2015 White: 94.8% 94.8% 2016 White: 95.0% 95.0% 2017 White: 87.4% 87.4% 2018 White: 90.3% 90.3% 2019 White: 89.7% 89.7% 2020 White: 81.7% 81.7% 2021 White: 83.3% 83.3% 2022 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2023 White: 66.9% 66.9% 2024 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2011 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2017 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 International: 11.0% 11.0% 2023 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 International: 5.1% 5.1%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2021 Black: 11.9% 11.9% 2022 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2023 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2024 Black: 12.7% 12.7% 2025 Black: 10.6% 10.6% 2020 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2021 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2023 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2025 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2021 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2022 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2023 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2024 White: 74.5% 74.5% 2025 White: 72.8% 72.8% 2020 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2021 International: 5.8% 5.8% 2022 International: 8.1% 8.1% 2023 International: 8.1% 8.1% 2024 International: 6.4% 6.4% 2025 International: 9.2% 9.2%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 55 33% / 67% 4% $51,801 44 100%
Biology 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $52,681 46 —
Counseling Psychology 11 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
English 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,821 32 —
History 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $49,184 36 —
Liberal Arts 22 — 50% / 50% 9% $53,939 50 100%
Political Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,947 53 —
Psychology 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $46,625 28 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Biblical Studies 7 86% / 14% 0% $49,150 36
Biblical Studies 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $49,150 36 —
Sacred Music — — — — $49,669 38 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 25 76% / 24% 32% $58,978 62 100%
Business Administration 11 — 82% / 18% 27% $52,224 45 100%
Business Management 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $57,569 59 —
Finance 11 — 82% / 18% 36% $66,118 75 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education and Kinesiology 28 64% / 36% 11% $50,983 42
Kinesiology 14 — 93% / 7% 21% $50,475 40 —
Elementary Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,865 41 —
English Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,105 45 —
History Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,851 44 —
Middle School Education 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $51,940 44 —
Physical Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,136 45 —
Music Education — — — — $51,570 43 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $22,545
ROI Percentile 48th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 18%
6-Year Graduation Rate 26%
Transfer-Out Rate 43%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 35.7% 35.7% 2012 Graduated: 43.0% 43.0% 2013 Graduated: 39.8% 39.8% 2014 Graduated: 40.6% 40.6% 2015 Graduated: 42.2% 42.2% 2016 Graduated: 35.2% 35.2% 2017 Graduated: 42.2% 42.2% 2018 Graduated: 38.1% 38.1% 2019 Graduated: 39.1% 39.1% 2020 Graduated: 37.8% 37.8% 2021 Graduated: 31.7% 31.7% 2022 Graduated: 45.0% 45.0% 2023 Graduated: 35.9% 35.9% 2024 Graduated: 25.6% 25.6%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2012 Men: 32.1% 32.1% 2013 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2014 Men: 25.0% 25.0% 2015 Men: 29.3% 29.3% 2016 Men: 27.7% 27.7% 2017 Men: 35.0% 35.0% 2018 Men: 28.8% 28.8% 2019 Men: 37.1% 37.1% 2020 Men: 29.6% 29.6% 2021 Men: 33.8% 33.8% 2022 Men: 41.7% 41.7% 2023 Men: 23.7% 23.7% 2024 Men: 19.5% 19.5% 2011 Women: 34.2% 34.2% 2012 Women: 50.7% 50.7% 2013 Women: 34.8% 34.8% 2014 Women: 54.7% 54.7% 2015 Women: 51.9% 51.9% 2016 Women: 40.4% 40.4% 2017 Women: 48.0% 48.0% 2018 Women: 45.3% 45.3% 2019 Women: 40.4% 40.4% 2020 Women: 45.8% 45.8% 2021 Women: 29.1% 29.1% 2022 Women: 49.0% 49.0% 2023 Women: 59.2% 59.2% 2024 Women: 33.3% 33.3%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2016 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2018 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2019 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Black: 47.1% 47.1% 2021 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2022 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2024 Black: 11.5% 11.5% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2020 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2024 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2011 White: 36.8% 36.8% 2012 White: 43.1% 43.1% 2013 White: 41.5% 41.5% 2014 White: 43.2% 43.2% 2015 White: 42.2% 42.2% 2016 White: 35.1% 35.1% 2017 White: 45.8% 45.8% 2018 White: 39.7% 39.7% 2019 White: 40.0% 40.0% 2020 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2021 White: 35.2% 35.2% 2022 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2023 White: 47.4% 47.4% 2024 White: 31.8% 31.8%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 47.0% 54 41% / 59% 4% $51,206 42 100%
Business & Economics 21.7% 25 76% / 24% 32% $58,979 62 100%
Education 12.2% 14 36% / 64% 0% $51,492 43 —
Health Sciences 12.2% 14 93% / 7% 21% $50,475 40 —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 8 25% / 75% 0% $52,681 46 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 64%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 64% 64% 64%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5% 2012 Acceptance: 62.6% 62.6% 2013 Acceptance: 68.0% 68.0% 2014 Acceptance: 70.5% 70.5% 2015 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7% 2016 Acceptance: 60.5% 60.5% 2017 Acceptance: 62.4% 62.4% 2018 Acceptance: 56.4% 56.4% 2019 Acceptance: 58.8% 58.8% 2020 Acceptance: 69.3% 69.3% 2021 Acceptance: 64.1% 64.1% 2022 Acceptance: 59.3% 59.3% 2023 Acceptance: 58.9% 58.9% 2024 Acceptance: 83.4% 83.4% 2011 Yield: 44.7% 44.7% 2012 Yield: 40.5% 40.5% 2013 Yield: 43.2% 43.2% 2014 Yield: 40.6% 40.6% 2015 Yield: 34.5% 34.5% 2016 Yield: 28.3% 28.3% 2017 Yield: 34.2% 34.2% 2018 Yield: 35.7% 35.7% 2019 Yield: 32.5% 32.5% 2020 Yield: 25.9% 25.9% 2021 Yield: 24.7% 24.7% 2022 Yield: 25.5% 25.5% 2023 Yield: 21.4% 21.4% 2024 Yield: 28.9% 28.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 535 535 2012 Applicants: 540 540 2013 Applicants: 531 531 2014 Applicants: 576 576 2015 Applicants: 582 582 2016 Applicants: 666 666 2017 Applicants: 665 665 2018 Applicants: 775 775 2019 Applicants: 1,036 1,036 2020 Applicants: 1,228 1,228 2021 Applicants: 1,181 1,181 2022 Applicants: 951 951 2023 Applicants: 1,014 1,014 2024 Applicants: 609 609 2011 Admitted: 313 313 2012 Admitted: 338 338 2013 Admitted: 361 361 2014 Admitted: 406 406 2015 Admitted: 371 371 2016 Admitted: 403 403 2017 Admitted: 415 415 2018 Admitted: 437 437 2019 Admitted: 609 609 2020 Admitted: 851 851 2021 Admitted: 757 757 2022 Admitted: 564 564 2023 Admitted: 597 597 2024 Admitted: 508 508 2011 Enrolled: 140 140 2012 Enrolled: 137 137 2013 Enrolled: 156 156 2014 Enrolled: 165 165 2015 Enrolled: 128 128 2016 Enrolled: 114 114 2017 Enrolled: 142 142 2018 Enrolled: 156 156 2019 Enrolled: 198 198 2020 Enrolled: 220 220 2021 Enrolled: 187 187 2022 Enrolled: 144 144 2023 Enrolled: 128 128 2024 Enrolled: 147 147

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 96%
SAT Range 920 – 1050
SAT Math Range 420 – 530
SAT RW Range 430 – 560

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 760 760 2014 25th: 830 830 2018 25th: 920 920 2019 25th: 950 950 2020 25th: 960 960 2021 25th: 835 835 2022 25th: 960 960 2023 25th: 920 920 2013 75th: 940 940 2014 75th: 1010 1010 2018 75th: 1120 1120 2019 75th: 990 990 2020 75th: 1330 1330 2021 75th: 1110 1110 2022 75th: 1170 1170 2023 75th: 1058 1058

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 435 435 2022 25th: 545 545 2023 25th: 460 460 2013 75th: 510 510 2014 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 640 640 2021 75th: 520 520 2022 75th: 615 615 2023 75th: 518 518

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 350 350 2014 25th: 380 380 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 400 400 2022 25th: 415 415 2023 25th: 460 460 2013 75th: 430 430 2014 75th: 470 470 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 460 460 2020 75th: 690 690 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 555 555 2023 75th: 540 540

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2023 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2024 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%

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.