William Jewell College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for William Jewell College

William Jewell College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Liberty, Missouri (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 924 students of which 907 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. William Jewell College is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 38.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,095 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,562, with published in-state tuition of $20,610 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,498, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 64.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.8%. Graduates earn a median of $59,268 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,197 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 55800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.