William Carey University
Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Private · 2,201 undergraduates · wmcarey.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
60%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1040 to 1290
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$34,480Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at William Carey University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
60% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$34,480
a year in 2027-28, from a $34,480 sticker price
What to do with your 1170
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted in place of ACT/SAT (CLT not eligible for state financial aid awards)
Source: Admission Requirements | William Carey University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Aug9Other deadline · August 9, 2027
- Aug11Other deadline · August 11, 2027
Who gets in
60%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1040 to 1290
Reading and Writing 540 to 690
Math 500 to 600
ACT composite 19 to 25
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$34,480
a year
- Tuition$17,280
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,083
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,863
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,556
- $75,001 to $110,000$14,257
- Over $110,000$19,378
Financial aidEstimate
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$14,621
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Mississippi programs for residents
Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG)
$2,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.50+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Entering freshman; first certificate/associate/bachelor's program
Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG)
$500 to $1,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 2.50+ GPA, 15+ ACT, Entering freshman; must NOT be eligible for the maximum Federal Pell Grant (FAFSA); GED or homeschool alternatives to GPA
Higher Education Legislative Plan (HELP)
State program · In-state students
Tuition and required fees at a public institution; private: average tuition/fees of public 4-year (or 2-year) institutions
- 2.50+ GPA, 20+ ACT, Graduating high school senior; parents' average AGI <= $42,500 (+$5,000 per additional dependent child under 21); SAI at or below level for a minimum Pell Grant; graduated HS within prior 2 years; apply by Mar 31, documents by Apr 30
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After college
Graduate within 6 years
57%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$46,286
a year, 10 years after starting here
- William Carey University$80,961
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 8 majors here have earnings data.
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