William Carey University Business Programs

William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is William Carey University?

Contact details for William Carey University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	710 William Carey Parkway, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone:	601-318-6051
Website:	www.wmcarey.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/WmCareyU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/WmCareyU

How Do I Get Into William Carey University?

You can apply to William Carey University online at: www.wmcarey.edu/page/apply-to-carey

Admission Requirements for William Carey University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into William Carey University?

The acceptance rate at William Carey University is 55%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 54%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to William Carey University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 650. Math scores were between 520 and 680.

William Carey University received ACT scores from 85% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 29. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford William Carey University?

The overall average net price of William Carey University is $19,974. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At William Carey University, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $6,515 a year. That adds up to $26,060 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at William Carey University is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

William Carey University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,233 undergraduate students at William Carey University, with 1,945 being full-time and 1,288 being part-time.

There are also 2,239 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,945 full-time undergraduates at William Carey University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of William Carey University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	27
Black or African American	487
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	1,234
International Students	114
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at William Carey University. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 44 countries are represented at William Carey University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Spain, and France.

Online Learning at William Carey University

In 2019-2020, 2,813 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at William Carey University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of William Carey University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at William Carey University was 21.1%. This is the #913 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at William Carey University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

William Carey University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	48	17	65
Interior Design Management	0	0	0
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0
TOTAL	48	17	65

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Woodlot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.