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Williams Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. WBU is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

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

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	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into WBU?

The acceptance rate at WBU is 64%, 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 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Average Test Scores

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.

WBU received ACT scores from 96% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 23. Composite scores were between 19 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 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 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Williams Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 604 undergraduate students at WBU, with 588 being full-time and 16 being part-time.

There are also 25 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 588 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	61
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	443
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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.

Online Learning at Williams Baptist University

In 2020-2021, 82 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 10th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of WBU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Williams Baptist University was 221.8%. This is the #166 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at WBU 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%.

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.