The student population at William Jewell College is 959 (924 undergraduate and 35 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 104 (9.78%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 879 where 959 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 1,063 students in 2016 and was lowest at 739 in 2020. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,063 to 959 students, a net loss of 104 (9.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at William Jewell College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,063 | 1,053 | 440 | 613 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | 997 -66 | 992 -61 | 419 -21 | 573 -40 | 5 -5 | 0 -2 | 5 -3 |
| 2017-18 | 933 -64 | 928 -64 | 385 -34 | 543 -30 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | 808 -125 | 803 -125 | 364 -21 | 439 -104 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | 739 -69 | 734 -69 | 337 -27 | 397 -42 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | 751 12 | 738 4 | 357 20 | 381 -16 | 13 8 | 6 6 | 7 2 |
| 2021-22 | 805 54 | 779 41 | 386 29 | 393 12 | 26 13 | 10 4 | 16 9 |
| 2022-23 | 853 48 | 824 45 | 423 37 | 401 8 | 29 3 | 10 | 19 3 |
| 2023-24 | 886 33 | 868 44 | 460 37 | 408 7 | 18 -11 | 6 -4 | 12 -7 |
| 2024-25 | 959 73 | 924 56 | 466 6 | 458 50 | 35 17 | 14 8 | 21 9 |
| Average | 879 | 864 | 404 | 461 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 864 where 924 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at William Jewell College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,053 | 1,026 | 429 | 597 | 27 | 11 | 16 |
| 2016-17 | 992 | 977 | 413 | 564 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | 928 | 909 | 377 | 532 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018-19 | 803 | 779 | 356 | 423 | 24 | 8 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | 734 | 724 | 331 | 393 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 729 | 352 | 377 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | 779 | 770 | 383 | 387 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | 824 | 811 | 413 | 398 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 868 | 841 | 457 | 384 | 27 | 3 | 24 |
| 2024-25 | 924 | 879 | 459 | 420 | 45 | 7 | 38 |
| Average | 864 | 864 | 397 | 448 | 864 | 7 | 13 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 15 where 35 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at William Jewell College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Average | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
The percentage of white students is 61.63%. The percentage was 78.17% 10 years ago and William Jewell still has a high percentage of white students. 1.67% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.13% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.78% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.17% to 61.63%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.94% to 1.67%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.33% to 8.13%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.76% to 11.78%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5950 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3824 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at William Jewell College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 40 | 1 | 831 | 59 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 785 | 43 |
| 2017-18 | 1 | 11 | 43 | 39 | 1 | 738 | 43 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 47 | 3 | 643 | 29 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 52 | 3 | 574 | 30 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 10 | 59 | 63 | 3 | 538 | 43 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 69 | 4 | 576 | 39 |
| 2022-23 | 7 | 19 | 67 | 89 | 2 | 550 | 75 |
| 2023-24 | 10 | 12 | 78 | 105 | 3 | 553 | 59 |
| 2024-25 | 14 | 16 | 78 | 113 | 2 | 591 | 62 |
| Average | 5 | 12 | 55 | 66 | 2 | 638 | 48 |
William Jewell College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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