Williams Baptist University Overview

Williams Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Williams Baptist University Known For?

• The highest award offered at WBU is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• It takes the average WBU student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Williams Baptist University?

Contact details for WBU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	60 W Fulbright Avenue, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
Phone:	870-886-6741
Website:	williamsbaptistuniversity.com

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How Do I Get Into WBU?

You can apply to WBU online at: https://williamsbu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for WBU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WBU?

The acceptance rate at WBU is 59%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% 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 415 and 555. Math scores were between 545 and 615.

WBU received ACT scores from 90% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Williams Baptist University?

The overall average net price of WBU is $20,320. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WBU, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,068 a year. That adds up to $28,272 over four years for those students.

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Williams Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 589 undergraduate students at WBU, with 577 being full-time and 12 being part-time.

There are also 29 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 577 full-time undergraduates at WBU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Williams Baptist University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	440
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 8 countries are represented at WBU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Kenya, and Argentina.

Williams Baptist University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	14	12	26
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	19	0	20
General Biology	0	15	0	15
General Psychology	0	15	0	15
Health & Physical Education	0	14	0	14
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	8	0	8
Biblical Studies	0	7	0	7
Finance & Financial Management	0	6	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	6	0	6
Business Administration & Management	0	5	0	5
History	0	4	0	4
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	3	0	3
Sacred Music	0	3	0	3
Music	0	2	0	2
General English Literature	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	1	122	12	135

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.