-32%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Williams Baptist University fell 31% between 2021 and 2024 (26.2% → 17.9%).
Arkansas · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Williams Baptist University
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. 490 undergraduate students. 20 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Williams Baptist University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-19%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Williams Baptist University fell 19% between 2021 and 2024 (593 → 478).
-19%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Williams Baptist University fell 19% between 2021 and 2024 (31.8% → 25.6%).
+14%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Williams Baptist University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($18.6k → $21.1k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Arkansas
Each tile compares this institution to the Arkansas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$38,484+1% · 6→10y
Arkansas median $34,871$38,067
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry35.9%+23% · '99→'24
Arkansas median 47.1%$9,500+454% · '97→'20
At program completion490-15% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS49.6%+2% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time58.9%+13% · '01→'24
latest cohort$20,330+206% · '00→'24
out-of-state $20,330SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.3%Median federal debt $9,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $38,484 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+23%
Williams Baptist University · completion · 150% rose
20.9% → 25.6%
+71%
Williams Baptist University · completion · 100% rose
10.5% → 17.9%
+206%
Williams Baptist University · in-state tuition rose
$6,890 → $21,070
+206%
Williams Baptist University · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,890 → $21,070
+454%
Williams Baptist University · median debt rose
$3,937 → $21,820
-100%
Williams Baptist University · cohort default rate fell
7.6% → 0.0%
+25%
Williams Baptist University · pell share rose
43.5% → 54.4%
+27%
Williams Baptist University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$30,500 → $38,828
+40%
Williams Baptist University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$27,200 → $38,067
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Arkansas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Williams Baptist University graduates earn $X” — not “Williams Baptist University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Williams Baptist University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.