William Jewell College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

William Jewell College is located in Liberty, Missouri, United States. It was founded in the year 1849. The members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and other civic leaders played a vital role in its establishment. The college was named in honor of Dr. William Jewell, who donated a large amount of money to start the college. Students are offered degrees and certificates in various areas of study including biochemistry, business administration, elementary education, organizational communication, and computer information systems.

The active Greek life is evident through the various Greek fraternities and sororities including Alpha Gamma Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Zeta Tau Alpha, Sigma Nu, and Alpha Delta Pi. William Jewell College is also home to a number of student clubs and organizations such as the International Relations Club, Young Democrats, Students in Free Enterprise, Jewell Homies, and William Jewell College Catholic Fellowship.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

William Jewell College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 100% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,210 in 2009-2010 (1,110 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 94% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

William Jewell College provides on-campus housing for 1,013 of its 1,110 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Heart of America Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 238 male students received the aid (men were 64% of those receiving aid) and 131 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 36% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (60 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (21 awarded)

• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

LIBERAL ARTS (38 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Japanese Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (10 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Organizational Communication
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (45 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (13 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (25 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Physics

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Science Technologies/Technicians

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (29 awarded)

• Psychology