William Carey University
William Carey University admitted 60% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1040–1290 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $13,507 a year. Within six years, 57% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 60%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Required
- SAT middle 50%
- 1040–1290
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–25
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $29,931 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $13,507 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $12,083 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $15,900 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 57%
- Students who return for a second year
- 78%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $46,286 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,201
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 38%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Education
- 32%
- Health professions
- 28%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 9%
- Psychology
- 7%
- Business, management and marketing
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of New Haven CT · 60% admitted
- Marywood University PA · 61% admitted
- Wabash College IN · 63% admitted
- University of Missouri-St Louis MO · 63% admitted
- Chatham University PA · 62% admitted
- Augustana College IL · 63% admitted
More colleges in Mississippi
- University of Mississippi MS · 97% admitted
- Mississippi State University MS · 78% admitted
- University of Southern Mississippi MS · 99% admitted
- Jackson State University MS · 93% admitted
- Mississippi Christian University MS · 29% admitted
- Alcorn State University MS · 45% admitted
- Delta State University MS · 100% admitted
- Mississippi University for Women MS · 90% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.