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Williams Baptist University

Walnut Ridge, Arkansas Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Williams Baptist University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 517, made up of 495 undergraduates and 22 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Southern Baptist.

Williams Baptist University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 22 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, and Counseling Psychology. It awarded 123 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

517
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
123
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
22
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 22

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Education 7
Psychology 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 2
History 1
English Language and Literature 1
Social Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
70%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
115
Associate degrees
3
Master's degrees
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
517
Undergraduates, fall 2024
495
Graduate students, fall 2024
22
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
539
Undergraduates, 2024-25
509
Graduate students, 2024-25
30
Full-time, 2024-25
91%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
51%
Men
49%
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
45%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Southern Baptist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
American Midwest Conference
President
Dr. Stan Norman
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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