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WBU also holds the #30 spot on the Best Colleges in Arkansas ranking.
WBU was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Williams Baptist University has an acceptance rate of 64%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for WBU.
About 4% of students accepted to WBU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 400 and 590. Math scores were between 435 and 520.
The student to faculty ratio at Williams Baptist University is about average at 17 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 Williams Baptist University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 21% rate at Williams Baptist University is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At WBU this rate is 33%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Williams Baptist University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 589 undergraduates at WBU with 577 being full-time and 12 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,128 | $13,936 | $18,173 | $17,441 | $18,827 |
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 WBU, 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 WBU, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $5,961 a year. That adds up to $23,844 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at WBU is 8.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for WBU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 60 W Fulbright Avenue, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 |
| Phone: | 870-886-6741 |
| Website: | https://williamsbaptistuniversity.com/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 15 | $32,404 |
| General Psychology | 14 | $19,595 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 13 | $29,496 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 9 | $34,536 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 8 | $36,152 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 6 | NA |
| General Biology | 6 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 5 | NA |
| Biblical Studies | 4 | NA |
| General English Literature | 3 | NA |
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 2020-2021, 82 students took at least one online class at Williams Baptist University. This is a decrease from the 227 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 82 | 29 |
| 2019-2020 | 227 | 33 |
| 2018-2019 | 194 | 27 |
| 2017-2018 | 143 | 25 |
| 2016-2017 | 35 | 7 |
Learn more about online learning at Williams Baptist University.
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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