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William Jewell College will celebrate the rich tradition of Homecoming with a series of events on the Oct. 5-6 weekend. The Homecoming festivities will start on Friday, Oct. 5, with a free Back to Class lecture, a Celebration of Golden Classes, Cardinal soccer games and the Alumni Awards Dinner...

U.S. News & World Report has tabbed William Jewell College among the nation’s best liberal arts colleges. The magazine placed Jewell in a tie for 155th among national liberal arts schools. U.S. News & World Report has been ranking colleges and universities since 1983. Schools are placed...

William Jewell College placed near the top third of the country’s best 968 colleges and universities according to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education. Jewell ranked 372nd on the overall list and also ranked in the top 100 of the Midwest region. Jewell ranked in the top 30 percent of...

Washington Monthly has recognized William Jewell College among the top colleges in the country for its impact on the public good. In its 2018 College Guide and Rankings, Washington Monthly ranked Jewell No. 86 among liberal arts schools for the performance of first-generation college students and...

William Jewell College has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the nation’s best colleges. Jewell was ranked on the 2018 America’s Top Colleges list, while also placing inside the top 350 on the magazine’s private colleges list, the top 175 on the liberal arts universities list, and the...

If anyone knows value, it’s Money magazine. And Money has chosen William Jewell for a spot on its list of the 727 Best Colleges in America for Your Money. The magazine analyzed more than 1,500 schools across 26 factors, broadly weighted into three categories: quality of education, affordability and...

William Jewell College was named to The Princeton Review’s 2019 edition of the top 384 colleges and universities. The college also found a place on the Best Midwestern Schools list and the Colleges that Pay You Back list, which acknowledges value and the best return on tuition investment through...

Three William Jewell College students were among the 258 students from 64 schools around the world who have been named University Innovation Fellows by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school). Jacob Dice, Liberty, Mo.; Samantha Fulte, Richmond, Mo.; and Savannah Hawley,...

Jewell Theatre Company is one of two nationwide winners of an award recognizing energy efficiency and greening methods in the design and production of college theatre performances. The 2018 Broadway Green Alliance College Green Captain Prize for Achievement in Greener Theatre was officially awarded...

The Hall Family Foundation Summer Academic Enrichment Program has honored five students with awards between $4,500 and $5,000 to seize academic opportunities and prepare for post-graduate experiences. The program is unique to William Jewell, providing financial support for study abroad programs,...