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William Carey University was awarded 45 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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College Factual ranked William Carey University as #1,152 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
William Carey University also holds the #7 spot on the Best Colleges in Mississippi ranking.
The acceptance rate at William Carey University is a competitive 54%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 3% of students accepted to William Carey University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 710. Math scores were between 510 and 610.
The student to faculty ratio at William Carey University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at William Carey University is 47%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 79% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like William Carey University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from William Carey University have a four-year graduation rate of 35%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,233 undergraduates at William Carey University with 1,945 being full-time and 1,288 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,210 | $14,881 | $14,313 | $16,415 | $19,562 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of William Carey University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At William Carey University, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $5,515 a year. That adds up to $22,060 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for William Carey University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 710 William Carey Parkway, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 |
| Phone: | 601-318-6051 |
| Website: | https://www.wmcarey.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 296 | $39,520 |
| Educational Administration | 254 | NA |
| Nursing | 158 | $73,469 |
| Medicine | 83 | NA |
| General Biology | 81 | $19,910 |
| Special Education | 80 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 63 | $52,790 |
| Business Administration & Management | 54 | $40,598 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 45 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 41 | $24,182 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 2,755 students took at least one online class at William Carey University. This is a decrease from the 2,883 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,755 | 1,241 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,883 | 1,188 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,813 | 1,528 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,066 | 1,070 |
Learn more about online learning at William Carey University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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