William Woods University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for William Woods University

William Woods University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Fulton, Missouri (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,300 students of which 1,426 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 Woods University is categorized as “17” 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 71.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $26,569, with published in-state tuition of $30,340 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,983, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 52.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 58.0%. Graduates earn a median of $42,401 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,265 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 53900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.5% 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.