Distinctives

William Jewell College is committed to bringing together talented students and gifted faculty mentors within a vibrant community sparked by a rigorous and intentional liberal arts curriculum. A full range of personal and professional development experiences are presented by the selective national liberal arts college’s location within the Kansas City metroplex of more than two million.

 Faculty Achievements
 Prestigious Fellowships/Scholarships (past and present)
 Student Internships

Expanding the Journey
With the addition of the Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry major to the William Jewell curriculum, more students than ever before are seeking the opportunity to participate in study-abroad or study-away programs as part of the experiential components that the new major provides. Read More 

Student Achievement
William Jewell students consistently earn high-profile national recognition:

• In the period from 2006 to 2010, the College claimed a Fulbright Scholar, four Goldwater Scholars, two Rhodes Scholar national finalists, three Truman Scholars, a National Institute of Health Fellow, a George J. Mitchell Scholarship, a Council of Independent Colleges American Graduate Fellowship finalist, a Point Foundation Scholar, a James Madison Fellow, a Gilman Scholar, two USA Today Scholars and three Teach For America corps members.  | Read More

Institutional Accolades
William Jewell College is enjoying an increasingly high profile as an institution of stature among quality regional liberal arts colleges. Among many recent honors:

• U.S. News & World Report included William Jewell among the top 186 national liberal arts colleges in its 2010 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.”
• Jewell was named by The Princeton Review as one of “The Best 371 Colleges” in its 2010 edition. Only about 15% of the four-year colleges in the U.S. appear in the student survey-based rankings.
• Forbes Magazine listed William Jewell among “America’s Best Colleges” in its 2009 report.

Distinctive Programs

• The internationally recognized Oxbridge Honors Program, supported by the Hall Family Foundation, combines British tutorial methods of instruction with a year of study in Oxford or Cambridge.
• William Jewell’s Nonprofit Leadership major is one of only 13 undergraduate programs nationwide.
• The innovative Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry major (ACT-In) allows students to graduate with a secondary major by completing the liberal arts core plus three applied learning experiences. 
• The Harriman-Jewell Series is considered the Midwest’s premier program in the performing arts. Luciano Pavarotti made his international solo recital debut as part of the series, and each year’s schedule includes the best and brightest dance and theater companies, orchestras, ensembles and recitalists. 
• The Pryor Leadership Studies Program includes course work, community service projects and internships that help students enhance their leadership skills in a variety of settings. 

Institutional Snapshot 
Jewell students enjoy all the amenities of a small-town campus setting with big-city access. Just 20 minutes from downtown Kansas City, the 200-acre campus is perched above the historic town of Liberty among the rolling hills of western Missouri.

• Enrollment: Approximately 1,100 full-time students
• Type of College: 4-year, private, residential, coeducational liberal arts
• Degrees offered: Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts; more than 60 academic degrees including major in nonprofit leadership, pre-professional programs and self-designed majors 

Student Internships

William Jewell College’s location near the Kansas City metroplex of more than 2 million allows students to get real-world experience by completing internships. Some of the companies that have welcomed William Jewell College interns in Kansas City and the world beyond include:

Video Highlight Walk Around the Quad The Pipes & Drums of Ararat Shrine bagpipers lead each incoming class around Jewell's historic campus Quad. The same tradition is repeated at Commencement as each graduating class takes a final Walk Around the Quad, symbolizing the end of the Jewell journey.