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William Carey University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Private

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship
Doctor’s degree – professional practice

State Abbreviation

Mississippi

710 WILLIAM CAREY PARKWAYHATTIESBURG, MS 39401

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$11,676

57%

5662

25

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

Rolling Admissions

Normal

3.51

1090

William Carey is a highly rated private, Christian university located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 1,888 undergraduate students. Admissions is fairly competitive as the William Carey acceptance rate is 57%. Popular majors include Nursing, Elementary Education, and Psychology. Graduating 60% of students, William Carey alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $31,400.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for William Carey University is three percent lower than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

University of Mobile45.70%
Spring Hill College49.80%
Belhaven University49.40%
Jackson State University67.50%
Mississippi College42.00%