William Jewell College
Liberty, Missouri · Private · 924 undergraduates · jewell.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
38%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1080 to 1270
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$43,610Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at William Jewell College
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
38% 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
$43,610
a year in 2027-28, from a $43,610 sticker price
What to do with your 1180
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1180).
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 optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Year Students | William Jewell College · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
38%
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 1080 to 1270
Reading and Writing 540 to 630
Math 540 to 640
ACT composite 18 to 24
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
$43,610
a year
- Tuition$24,600
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$13,175
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,254
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,122
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,939
- Over $110,000$24,102
Financial aidEstimate
58%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$16,552
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Missouri programs for residents
Higher Education Academic Scholarship (Bright Flight)
$1,000 to $3,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1600+ SAT or 32+ ACT, Tier 1 (top 3% of MO test takers); US citizen/permanent resident; first-time full-time enrollment in academic year immediately after HS graduation, from Missouri$3,000
- 1590+ SAT or 30+ ACT, Tier 2 (4th-5th percentile of MO test takers); US citizen/permanent resident; first-time full-time enrollment in academic year immediately after HS graduation, from Missouri$1,000
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,460Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | |
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | |
| Biology | 4 | 5 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 109 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT 109 and MAT 200 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MAT 109 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | CHE 121 and 121L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 10 | CHE 121 & 122 and Labs |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Language 212 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 100 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | DTS 190 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | MAT Elective |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | CTI 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | CTI 102 or ENG Elective |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 5 | |
| European History | 4 | 4 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Language 212 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Language 212 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Language 212 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Language 212 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | Language 212 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECO 202 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECO 101 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 2 | MUS 121 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 5 | MUS 120 and MUS 121 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 5 | PHY 111 and lab |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 5 | PHY 112 and lab |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHY 112 and Lab |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHY 213 and Lab |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 101 |
| Research | 4 | 4 | |
| Seminar | 4 | 4 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPA 212 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPA 399 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MAT 102 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 150 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HIS 121 or 122 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HIS 104 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
63%
Come back for a second year
74%
Typical earnings
$63,955
a year, 10 years after starting here
- William Jewell College$79,953
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 6 majors here have earnings data.
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