The student population at William Jewell College is 959 (924 undergraduate and 35 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 104 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at William Jewell is 96.35% which is decreased by 129 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 25 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.00 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (William Jewell College does not offer online degree/certificate program).
The average student population over the last 11 years is 879 where 959 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
96.35% of total students is undergraduate students and 3.65% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 129 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 25 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.00 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in William Jewell.
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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