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Walnut Ridge is home to Williams Baptist University

Williams Baptist University has about 491 students on campus, and 11% of Walnut Ridge’s residents are enrolled in college. 3 more colleges are within 30 miles.

Williams Baptist University
Colleges in town
1
degree-granting
Students on campus
491
1 for every 11 residents
Residents in college
11%
Above AR (5%)
Most selective
83%
admitted · Williams Baptist University
Net price
$16k
a year after aid
Earnings, 10 yrs
$38k
median

What stands out about college in Walnut Ridge

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A small-college townWilliams Baptist University has about 491 students on campus.
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The college in Walnut Ridge

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Williams Baptist University campus · Directions

Williams Baptist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 491 on campus 83%admitted$16knet price26%graduate$38kearnings
What it costs

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Family income

Starts at $30–48k, where Walnut Ridge’s median household income ($45K) falls.

Black River Technical College10.7 mi · Pocahontas · sticker $14,374 $2,770a year
Arkansas State University22.4 mi · Jonesboro · sticker $25,082 $9,255a year
Crowley's Ridge College20.3 mi · Paragould · sticker $27,340 $17,238a year
Williams Baptist UniversityIn Walnut Ridge · sticker $33,597 $19,044a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Walnut Ridge’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

$0$20k$40k$60k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Williams Baptist University
Williams Baptist University26% graduate$38k earnings$22k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Majors

What students study in Walnut Ridge

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Liberal arts 21%Business 21%Psychology 16%Education 12%Parks, recreation & fitness 12%Biology 7%Everything else 11%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities19 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Biology, General15 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General15 graduates a year
$20k1 yr out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods14 graduates a year
$35k1 yr out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness14 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections8 graduates a year
—not reported
Bible/Biblical Studies7 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas6 graduates a year
$36k1 yr out
Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Walnut Ridge

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

11 of every 100 Walnut Ridge residents are in college (AR: 5).

491students on campus · 5,434 residents
38.5median age · AR 38.5
43%of homes rented · AR 34%
$739median rent · 22% below the state
Walnut RidgeWalnut Ridge, AR
Housing$140K typical homeSafetyCrime reported to policeHealthHealth Grade DClimate28° January low · 90° July highHandbookTrash day, parking, who to call
Within reach

More colleges near Walnut Ridge

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Walnut Ridge, beyond its own.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Crowley's Ridge College Black River Technical College Arkansas State University Walnut Ridge
University or collegeCommunity college
Black River Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pocahontas
10.7 mi990 students
Crowley's Ridge CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Paragould
20.3 mi189 students
Arkansas State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Jonesboro
22.4 mi7,450 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Walnut Ridge. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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