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William Jewell College

William Jewell College is a private campus in suburban Liberty, MO. International students are a visible presence at William Jewell College — 5.6% of its 924 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$9,227

family income
under $30k

$7,862

$30–48k

$11,954

$48–75k

$17,573

$75–110k

$23,742

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$17,5622023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at William Jewell College has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $27,316 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $17,562.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,089
2009	$19,112
2010	$20,438
2011	$22,453
2012	$21,805
2013	$21,094
2014	$20,788
2015	$22,542
2016	$21,134
2017	$22,556
2018	$27,316
2019	$23,307
2020	$20,289
2021	$19,200
2022	$16,602
2023	$17,562

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$35,7852024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at William Jewell College has wandered from 2009 to 2024 — up to $49,283 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $35,785.

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$33,630
2010	$36,240
2011	$40,721
2012	$41,691
2013	$42,688
2014	$43,791
2015	$44,659
2016	$45,606
2017	$46,532
2018	$47,893
2019	$48,938
2020	$49,150
2021	$49,283
2022	$33,470
2023	$34,291
2024	$35,785

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$13,850
2001	$14,750
2002	$15,400
2003	$16,500
2004	$17,500
2005	$18,500
2006	$20,150
2007	$21,400
2008	$23,000
2013	$31,000
2014	$31,620
2015	$32,330
2016	$32,930
2017	$33,620
2018	$34,400
2019	$34,450
2020	$34,450
2021	$19,310
2022	$19,610
2023	$19,890

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $20,610 before grants and other attendance costs. At William Jewell College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 924 — William Jewell College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

67.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at William Jewell College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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67.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at William Jewell College rose from 60.3% (entered 1991) to 67.7% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	60.3%
1992 cohort	57.2%
1993 cohort	62.5%
1994 cohort	58.1%
1995 cohort	54%
1996 cohort	59.3%
1997 cohort	56.4%
1998 cohort	62.5%
1999 cohort	63.5%
2000 cohort	63.8%
2001 cohort	65%
2002 cohort	62.6%
2003 cohort	62.6%
2004 cohort	64.7%
2005 cohort	62.9%
2006 cohort	69%
2007 cohort	58.7%
2008 cohort	59.6%
2009 cohort	61.7%
2010 cohort	63.4%
2011 cohort	59.3%
2012 cohort	64.6%
2013 cohort	62.5%
2014 cohort	66.9%
2015 cohort	65.3%
2016 cohort	62.2%
2017 cohort	61.6%
2018 cohort	67.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,563	$8,375
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,563	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,726	$6,188
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,063	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,110	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,707	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,750	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,188	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,688	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,000	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,500	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,498	$6,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$54,197

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$59,150

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,268

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

William Jewell College admitted 740 of 1,929 applicants in Fall 2024. The 38.4% rate describes that application pool.

38.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $19,890 tuition · 2023–24 924 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1080–12701600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, William Jewell College received 1,929 applications and admitted 740 (38.4%), with 244 enrolling.

William Jewell College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For William Jewell College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–630 and Math was 540–640 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1080–1270 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	580	630
SAT Math	540	560	640
ACT Composite	18	21	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

38.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

William Jewell College's admission rate fell from 62.7% to 38.4%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2008 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	80%
Fall 2002	75.3%
Fall 2003	95.3%
Fall 2004	73.3%
Fall 2005	63.4%
Fall 2006	62.9%
Fall 2007	—
Fall 2008	62.7%
Fall 2009	55%
Fall 2010	50.5%
Fall 2011	54.1%
Fall 2012	60.9%
Fall 2013	57.8%
Fall 2014	62.8%
Fall 2015	49.4%
Fall 2016	51.1%
Fall 2017	47.6%
Fall 2018	46%
Fall 2019	46.1%
Fall 2020	36.4%
Fall 2021	47%
Fall 2022	41%
Fall 2023	34.3%
Fall 2024	38.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1080–1270Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1050	1220
Fall 2003	1030	1290
Fall 2004	918	1480
Fall 2005	970	1260
Fall 2006	1060	1280
Fall 2007	1010	1280
Fall 2008	1040	1280
Fall 2009	1000	1290
Fall 2010	1010	1280
Fall 2011	960	1270
Fall 2012	1020	1220
Fall 2013	1008	1315
Fall 2014	1010	1190
Fall 2015	990	1260
Fall 2016	980	1285
Fall 2017	990	1240
Fall 2018	1030	1270
Fall 2019	1080	1300
Fall 2020	1040	1260
Fall 2021	1090	1270
Fall 2022	1030	1130
Fall 2023	960	1120
Fall 2024	1080	1270

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	21	27
Fall 2002	21	27
Fall 2003	22	28
Fall 2004	19	29
Fall 2005	23	28
Fall 2006	22	28
Fall 2007	22	28
Fall 2008	23	28
Fall 2009	23	29
Fall 2010	23	28
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	22	28
Fall 2013	22	28
Fall 2014	22	28
Fall 2015	23	28
Fall 2016	22	28
Fall 2017	23	28
Fall 2018	22	29
Fall 2019	22	27
Fall 2020	20	27
Fall 2021	21	27
Fall 2022	20	26
Fall 2023	19	25
Fall 2024	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

924Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at William Jewell College fell from 1,430 (Fall 2002) to 924 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,430
Fall 2003	1,536
Fall 2004	1,558
Fall 2005	1,566
Fall 2006	1,404
Fall 2007	1,329
Fall 2008	1,210
Fall 2009	1,083
Fall 2010	1,060
Fall 2011	1,060
Fall 2012	1,052
Fall 2013	1,044
Fall 2014	1,043
Fall 2015	1,053
Fall 2016	992
Fall 2017	928
Fall 2018	803
Fall 2019	734
Fall 2020	738
Fall 2021	779
Fall 2022	824
Fall 2023	868
Fall 2024	924

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

74%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at William Jewell College has held near 74% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	80%
Fall 2003 cohort	79%
Fall 2004 cohort	80%
Fall 2005 cohort	75%
Fall 2006 cohort	81%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	77%
Fall 2009 cohort	76%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	76%
Fall 2013 cohort	77%
Fall 2014 cohort	82%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	73%
Fall 2018 cohort	78%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	74%
Fall 2021 cohort	75%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	74%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about William Jewell College

31.6% of William Jewell College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes William Jewell College as a primarily residential campus of 924 undergraduates — and 73.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

William Jewell College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1080–1270 — their midpoint is near the MO four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on William Jewell College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How William Jewell College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

William Jewell College38.4%

Missouri median72.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

William Jewell College$20,610

Missouri median$20,293

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

William Jewell College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

William Jewell College$59,268

Missouri median$47,885

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

William Jewell College, Missouri and national reference values
Metric & basis	William Jewell College	Missouri median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	38.4%	72.6%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$20,610	$20,293	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$59,268	$47,885	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For William Jewell College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

William Jewell College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 4 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$79,507
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$72,507
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,126
Psychology, General	$55,773

These 4 fields listed for William Jewell College measure earnings after completion. The $59,268 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 34 additional William Jewell College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does William Jewell College report?

William Jewell College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1080–1270 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is William Jewell College's acceptance rate?

38.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 740 admitted from 1,929 applicants.

How much does William Jewell College cost?

At William Jewell College, tuition is $20,610. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does William Jewell College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $59,268. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Missouri

Lindenwood University — 56.8% admitted
Kansas City Art Institute — 54.8% admitted
Drury University — 57.6% admitted
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences — 56.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.