Williams Baptist University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Williams Baptist University

Williams Baptist University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 478 students of which 508 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. Williams Baptist University 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 83.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 980 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,745, with published in-state tuition of $21,070 and a Pell grant recipient share of 54.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,820, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 30.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.2%. Graduates earn a median of $38,484 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,067 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 26400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 54.8% 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.