- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- William Woods University
Fulton, MOTown: distantZIP 65251Founded 1870
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1870
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.williamwoods.edu
MissouriReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
William Woods University
William Woods University is a private nonprofit university in Fulton, Missouri, with 1,300 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $26,458 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention58%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans53%
$26,458net price / year
71%admission rate
—average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$48,405median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#1,325 of 1,704 for earnings#1,317 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,147 of 1,738 for graduation rate#594 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,331tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,630
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,630
- Average net price
- $26,458national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,668
$30,001–48,000$21,753
$48,001–75,000$19,929
$75,001–110,000$24,895
$110,001+$34,248
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college58%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 58%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,645
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,405middle 50%: $35,016–$67,478
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$67,478
Median, William Woods University$48,405
Lower quarter$35,016
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,300
- Part-time
- 20%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 35%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,707 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,000
- Endowment, end of year
- $18,717,963
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic9.5%
Black15%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races5.2%
U.S. nonresident2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown8.8%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management34%
Foreign languages & linguistics16%
Liberal arts & humanities12%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.7%
Agriculture7.2%
Education4.5%
Legal professions4.5%
Psychology4.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 179964. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3445253.