William Carey University Overview

William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The location of William Carey University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is William Carey University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at William Carey University.
• In 2017-2018, 56% of the faculty were full-time.

William Carey University Rankings

William Carey University is ranked #7 out of 30 schools in Mississippi.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at William Carey University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#21	Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#52	Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards William Carey University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Value Colleges for Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	College Factual
#30	Best Value Colleges for Educational Administration	College Factual
#35	Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Schools	College Factual
#74	Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	College Factual
#101	Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences	College Factual
#129	Best Value Colleges for Education	College Factual

Where Is William Carey University?

Contact details for William Carey University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	710 William Carey Parkway, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone:	601-318-6051
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/WmCareyU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/WmCareyU

How Do I Get Into William Carey University?

You can apply to William Carey University online at: www.wmcarey.edu/

Admission Requirements for William Carey University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into William Carey University?

With an acceptance rate of 55%, William Carey University does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 54%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% 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 530 and 650. Math scores were between 520 and 680.

William Carey University received ACT scores from 85% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 29. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford William Carey University?

The overall average net price of William Carey University is $19,974. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At William Carey University, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $6,515 a year. That adds up to $26,060 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at William Carey University is 8.8%. 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.

William Carey University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,233 undergraduate students at William Carey University, with 1,945 being full-time and 1,288 being part-time.

There are also 2,239 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,945 full-time undergraduates at William Carey University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of William Carey University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	27
Black or African American	487
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	1,234
International Students	114
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at William Carey University. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 44 countries are represented at William Carey University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Spain, and France.

Online Learning at William Carey University

In 2019-2020, 2,813 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at William Carey University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 21st most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of William Carey University

The following table shows how William Carey University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Gerontology	#10	#1
Theology & Religious Vocations	#19	#19
Other Education	#27	#1
Health & Physical Education	#31	#7
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#43	#10
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#55	#10

Online Growth Rankings of William Carey University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at William Carey University was 21.1%. This is the #1,042 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at William Carey University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

William Carey University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Educational Administration	0	165	56	221
Teacher Education Grade Specific	42	107	0	149
Nursing	94	21	0	115
General Biology	57	28	0	85
Special Education	0	85	0	85
Business Administration & Management	51	24	0	75
Liberal Arts General Studies	57	0	0	57
General Psychology	46	0	0	46
Health & Physical Education	40	0	0	40
Teacher Education Subject Specific	16	23	0	39
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	10	0	25	35
Criminal Justice & Corrections	17	7	0	24
Other Education	0	17	0	17
Student Counseling	0	15	0	15
Other Health Professions	15	0	0	15
General English Literature	12	2	0	14
Health & Medical Administrative Services	14	0	0	14
Child Development & Psychology	0	9	0	9
Communication & Media Studies	7	0	0	7
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	7	0	7
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	7	0	0	7
Sacred Music	3	4	0	7
Mathematics	6	0	0	6
Fine & Studio Arts	6	0	0	6
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	5	0	0	5
Chemistry	4	0	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	0	4
Music	4	0	0	4
History	3	0	0	3
Biblical Studies	3	0	0	3
Romance Languages	2	0	0	2
General Social Sciences	2	0	0	2
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0	0
Educational Assessment	0	0	0	0
Gerontology	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	527	514	81	1,122

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Woodlot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.