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 1.5 million.

 Prestigious Fellowships/Scholarships (past and present)

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 2008, the college claimed a Fulbright Scholar, a Goldwater Scholar, two Rhodes Scholar national finalists, a Truman Scholar, 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 and a Teach for America corps member. | Read More
• William Jewell College’s Debate Team captured the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence championship in 2007, defeating top-seeded University of California-Berkeley. | Read More
• William Jewell College was among a select group of colleges and universities nationwide recognized for extraordinary community service as part of the first-ever President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Students contributed more than 40,000 hours of service learning and community service in 2007-08.

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 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.”
• Jewell was named by The Princeton Review as one of “The Best 368 Colleges” in its 2009 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 2008 report.

Distinctive Programs

• The internationally recognized Oxbridge Honors Program, supported by the Hall Family Foundation, combines British tutorial methods of instruction with opportunities for 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 1,200 full-time day 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