William Woods University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
1,300 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 41.9%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Columbia20.8 mi
- Jefferson City23.5 mi
- Linn28.1 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at William Woods University, the largest reported group is White (57.1%), followed by Black (15.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| Black | 15.3% | 3.2% |
| Hispanic | 9.5% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| White | 57.1% | 95.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 2.5% | 0% |
| Unknown | 8.9% | 0% |
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- 71%William Woods University admitted 974 of 1,426 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 12.5%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 122 of 974.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $26,458average net price after grants for aided students, against $31,630 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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