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William Woods University

William Woods University is based in the town of Fulton, MO — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) affiliation in its federal filings.

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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

$19,042

family income
under $30k

$19,587

$30–48k

$21,217

$48–75k

$25,359

$75–110k

$25,809

over $110k

Average net price

$26,5692023–24Skip 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 Woods University rose from $17,706 (2008) to $26,569 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,706
2009	$17,100
2010	$18,341
2011	$19,958
2012	$21,728
2013	$21,058
2014	$23,425
2015	$20,461
2016	$21,619
2017	$21,098
2018	$24,593
2019	$24,454
2020	$23,717
2021	$23,531
2022	$22,270
2023	$26,569

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$49,0942024–25Skip 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 Woods University rose from $29,565 (2009) to $49,094 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$29,565
2010	$30,460
2011	$31,400
2012	$32,700
2013	$33,016
2014	$34,371
2015	$35,423
2016	$36,808
2017	$37,412
2018	$37,795
2019	$40,142
2020	$41,310
2021	$42,236
2022	$43,809
2023	$44,907
2024	$49,094

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	$13,200
2001	$13,500
2002	$13,750
2003	$14,000
2004	$14,300
2005	$14,700
2006	$15,150
2007	$16,080
2008	$16,680
2013	$20,650
2014	$21,260
2015	$22,160
2016	$23,040
2017	$23,260
2018	$24,110
2019	$24,830
2020	$25,930
2021	$26,730
2022	$27,480
2023	$28,860

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

William Woods University reports published tuition of $30,340 in this record. William Woods University's $30,340 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

William Woods University reports 1,300 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

46.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at William Woods University 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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46.8%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 Woods University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 59.2% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 46.8%.

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	50.6%
1992 cohort	39.9%
1993 cohort	36.3%
1994 cohort	48.8%
1995 cohort	55.3%
1996 cohort	50%
1997 cohort	48.2%
1998 cohort	54.8%
1999 cohort	48.8%
2000 cohort	41.6%
2001 cohort	40.7%
2002 cohort	47.2%
2003 cohort	43.6%
2004 cohort	50.8%
2005 cohort	50.4%
2006 cohort	48.7%
2007 cohort	56.5%
2008 cohort	52.7%
2009 cohort	52%
2010 cohort	54.4%
2011 cohort	59.2%
2012 cohort	58.2%
2013 cohort	58.1%
2014 cohort	52.4%
2015 cohort	55%
2016 cohort	51%
2017 cohort	57%
2018 cohort	46.8%

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)	$13,079	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,260	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,375	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,380	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$12,750	$3,580
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$12,082	$3,470
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,750	$3,111
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,860	$3,244
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,625	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,190	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,625	$3,969
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,373	$6,278
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,584	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$16,996	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,614	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,500	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,000	$5,694
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,437	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,545	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,934	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,983	$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

$39,265

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$42,138

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$42,401

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 Woods University admitted 1,112 of 1,567 applicants in Fall 2024. The 71% rate describes that application pool.

71%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $28,860 tuition · 2023–24 1,300 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

William Woods University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, William Woods University received 1,567 applications and admitted 1,112 (71%), with 262 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

71%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

William Woods University's admission rate fell from 85.7% to 71%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2005 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	96.3%
Fall 2002	94%
Fall 2003	74.7%
Fall 2004	—
Fall 2005	85.7%
Fall 2006	83%
Fall 2007	86.5%
Fall 2008	84.8%
Fall 2009	82.8%
Fall 2010	79.4%
Fall 2011	80%
Fall 2012	80%
Fall 2013	75.1%
Fall 2014	76.3%
Fall 2015	73.1%
Fall 2016	70.2%
Fall 2017	74.9%
Fall 2018	63.9%
Fall 2019	64%
Fall 2020	62.5%
Fall 2021	68.3%
Fall 2022	61.5%
Fall 2023	74.5%
Fall 2024	71%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

996–1225Fall 2018 · 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 2004	880	1090
Fall 2005	877	1142
Fall 2006	920	1130
Fall 2007	865	1165
Fall 2008	865	1165
Fall 2009	900	1165
Fall 2010	930	1143
Fall 2011	950	1200
Fall 2012	1050	1200
Fall 2013	932	1137
Fall 2014	878	1120
Fall 2015	875	1060
Fall 2016	860	1120
Fall 2017	965	1243
Fall 2018	996	1225

IPEDS Fall 2004–2018, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–26Fall 2019 · 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 2003	18	27
Fall 2004	18	21
Fall 2005	19	25
Fall 2006	19	24
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	19	25
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	20	26
Fall 2011	20	24
Fall 2012	20	24
Fall 2013	19	26
Fall 2014	19	26
Fall 2015	19	26
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	20	25
Fall 2019	20	26

IPEDS Fall 2003–2019, 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

1,300Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at William Woods University rose from 879 (Fall 2002) to 1,300 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	879
Fall 2003	991
Fall 2004	998
Fall 2005	1,054
Fall 2006	1,032
Fall 2007	964
Fall 2008	993
Fall 2009	1,073
Fall 2010	1,111
Fall 2011	1,021
Fall 2012	999
Fall 2013	1,001
Fall 2014	990
Fall 2015	968
Fall 2016	945
Fall 2017	919
Fall 2018	889
Fall 2019	829
Fall 2020	837
Fall 2021	726
Fall 2022	754
Fall 2023	1,061
Fall 2024	1,300

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

58%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 Woods University fell from 68% (Fall 2003) to 58% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	72%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	76%
Fall 2007 cohort	72%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	82%
Fall 2010 cohort	74%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	74%
Fall 2013 cohort	76%
Fall 2014 cohort	75%
Fall 2015 cohort	74%
Fall 2016 cohort	77%
Fall 2017 cohort	74%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	70%
Fall 2020 cohort	69%
Fall 2021 cohort	75%
Fall 2022 cohort	74%
Fall 2023 cohort	58%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about William Woods University

Faculty pay at William Woods University averages $68,484 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes William Woods University as a primarily residential campus of 1,300 undergraduates — and 58% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

For Fall 2024, William Woods University considered scores; no usable range is filed. Missouri benchmarks are not William Woods University's own range.

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 Woods University 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 Woods University71%

Missouri median72.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

William Woods University$30,340

Missouri median$20,293

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

William Woods University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

William Woods University$42,401

Missouri median$47,885

National median$53,781

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William Woods University, Missouri and national reference values
Metric & basis	William Woods University	Missouri median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	71%	72.6%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$30,340	$20,293	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$42,401	$47,885	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Biology, General	$56,378
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,853
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$51,841
American Sign Language	$49,889
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	$33,757

These 5 fields listed for William Woods University measure earnings after completion. The $42,401 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 32 additional William Woods University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What is William Woods University's acceptance rate?

71% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,112 admitted from 1,567 applicants.

How much does William Woods University cost?

At William Woods University, tuition is $30,340. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does William Woods University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $42,401. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Missouri

Westminster College — 79.2% admitted
Southeast Missouri State University — 73.5% admitted
Stephens College — 77.2% admitted
Southwest Baptist University — 68.4% 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.