Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
William Carey University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 5,321 students in fall 2024, including 3,052 undergraduates and 2,269 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.
William Carey University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 67 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Educational Leadership and Administration, Osteopathic Medicine, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 1,288 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 39 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
5,321
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
1,288
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
67
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 67
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.