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William Carey University is ranked first among Mississippi’s four-year schools in Money.com’s 2025 “Best Colleges in America” list.
“I’m proud of the dedicated team at WCU whose hard work has paid off again. It’s a huge honor for our students, faculty and staff, alumni, and board of trustees to be recognized at this level. We will keep working hard to represent our university in Mississippi – and across the country,” said WCU President Ben Burnett.
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Of more than 2,400 four-year public and private colleges in the U.S., 732 schools met Money’s requirements for ranking – at least 500 undergraduate students, sufficient reliable data, no financial distress, and graduation rates above the median.
Qualifying schools were ranked in three categories:
- Quality of education, 30 percent. Includes graduation rates, standardized test scores of incoming freshmen, student-to-faculty ratio, financial health and Pell Grant outcomes.
- Affordability, 40 percent. Includes the net price of a degree, comparison of price paid by students in different income brackets, awards and scholarships, debt after graduation, and ability to repay debt.
- Earnings, 30 percent. Includes alumni income 10 years after college, those not working one year after college, adjustments for alumni economic/academic profiles, students from low- and moderate-income homes, and comparison of colleges offering similar majors.
William Carey earned Mississippi’s top ranking – four stars out of five in Money’s assessment. Money’s list of top Mississippi schools also included Alcorn State, Belhaven, Delta State, Mississippi State, University of Mississippi and Southern Mississippi.
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