Kansas City’s Only National Liberal Arts College
The Jewell Journey
Personal and engaging. That’s the kind of college experience that
transforms lives, inspires lifelong learning, reveals passions and
shapes the world. And that’s what we do at William Jewell College.
Adjacent to Kansas City, in one of Missouri’s
most historic and thriving communities, you will
find the academic rigor of a national liberal arts
college, the rich traditions of a 167-year strong
institution, a diverse community of learners and
caring professors.
We help you to live what you learn, and that’s
why your Jewell journey begins on The Hill but
guides you for life. Gain a global perspective by
studying abroad, compete on our national
championship Debate Team, publish a journal
article with a professor, design a Jewell Journey
Grant for anywhere in the world, write an app in
our high-tech Pryor Learning Commons or
start an entrepreneurial venture through our Idea
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Exchange where ideas are moved from concept
to reality.
Consistently ranked among America’s top liberal
arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report, The
Princeton Review, Forbes, Washington Monthly,
Money and Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Jewell is
cited for small class sizes, generous financial aid
packages, high graduation rates, commitment to
service, success of graduates and overall value.
Your Jewell journey can take you anywhere you
want to go, and our focus on achievement,
critical thinking, research, experiential learning
and leadership will prepare you for any path you
choose.
William Jewell College
AT A GLANCE
ABOUT US
Commitment to Leadership and Service
More than 40 challenging majors and preprofessional programs
are just one way Jewell prepares you for life beyond college. The
Pryor Leadership Studies Program is a selective program that
complements any major, offering academic instruction and
experiential learning such as an Outward Bound trip in the
Florida Everglades, internships and a Senior Legacy Project. In
recent years, Pryor Leadership Fellows have organized projects
such as an inner-city community garden, preschool literacy
program, Stewards of Children training program for area
schools, state-of-the-art sports complex for children with
disabilities and a playground and second-grade classroom at a
startup urban school.
Our students embrace the value of being responsible stewards of
our resources and take an active role in affecting change for
social justice. Through our core curriculum and the Center for
Justice and Sustainability, you can raise awareness and create
solutions for complex community and global issues.
Serving others, a founding principle of Jewell's mission, is also a
core belief of our students. Last year, we contributed more than
82,520 hours of community service worldwide. You can teach
elementary students about finance to break the cycle of poverty,
repair homes in an urban neighborhood, organize a food pantry
or help bring electricity to a rural Honduran village.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
We offer generous aid packages so you can experience the value
of a Jewell education and have the freedom to grow through
internships, independent research, study abroad programs,
campus leadership and so much more. In 2015, Jewell provided
more than $20.1 million in scholarships, with need-based
scholarships for first-year students averaging $22,452. Estimate
your financial aid at www.jewell.edu/netpricecalculator.
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William Jewell College was established in
1849 as one of the first private four-year
colleges west of the Mississippi River. Today,
Jewell is Kansas City’s only national liberal
arts college and remains committed to its
founding vision as an institution that
develops leaders who shape a changing
world.
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CAMPUS
A 200-acre campus located in historic
Liberty, Missouri, just 15 miles from
downtown Kansas City.
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SIZE
1,050 full-time students
1:10 faculty-student ratio with an average
class size of 16
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CARDINAL ATHLETICS
20 men’s and women’s teams in NCAA
Division II, Great Lakes Valley Conference
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HOUSING
Residential campus with co-ed halls, a
sorority complex and fraternity houses
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MAJOR ACCREDITATIONS
The Higher Learning Commission (North
Central Association), National Association
of Schools of Music, Missouri Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education,
Missouri State Board of Nursing and the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education
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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Our rich and varied history includes the
occupation of Jewell Hall by the Union
Army during the Civil War, home of U.S.
Navy training for World War II aviation
cadets, visits by several U.S. presidents and
host of Luciano Pavarotti’s professional
recital debut. Jewell Hall is on the National
Register of Historic Places.
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VALUES
Honor, Community, Excellence, Courage,
Justice, Respect, Faith, Liberty,
Diversity and Inclusion
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Academics
Campus Life
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Cardinal Athletics
Participate in intramural competitions or on one of
our 20 NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports
teams: baseball, basketball, cross country, football,
golf, soccer, softball, spirit team, swimming, tennis,
track and volleyball. Last year Jewell received an
NCAA Division II President’s Award for achieving a
95 percent graduation rate among student-athletes.
Follow our teams at www.jewellcardinals.com.
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William Jewell College
MAJORS
Accounting
Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry
Biochemistry
Biology
Business Administration
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Communication
Economics
Education (Elementary and Secondary)
English
French
History
Interactive Digital Media
International Relations
Mathematics
Music (optional emphasis in Church,
Composition, Theory, Instrumental,
Keyboard, Vocal)
Music Education
Nonprofit Leadership
Nursing
Oxbridge (History, History of Ideas,
Institutions and Policy, Literature and
Theory, Music, Molecular Biology)
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Recreation and Sport
Religion and Culture
Romance Languages
Self-Designed
Spanish
Speech/Theatre Education
Studio Art
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Achievement
Jewell students are sought after because of their preparation in the
liberal arts and their diverse experiences outside the classroom. In
fact, within six months after graduation, 97.9 percent of Jewell
alumni are employed or attending graduate school.
Our students are high achievers. In recent years, they have received
prestigious scholarships and fellowships such as Fulbright,
Goldwater, Truman, National Institutes of Health, George J.
Mitchell, Point Foundation, James Madison and Gilman.
After Jewell, our students are accepted to the most competitive
graduate schools, including Duke, Yale, London School of
Economics, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, New York University,
Northwestern, Oxford and Stanford, to name a few. Those going
directly into the professional world have recently been hired by
Apple, Cerner Corporation, Frito-Lay, LifeFlight Eagle, Sprint,
Kansas City Chiefs, FBI, United States Supreme Court, Penn State
Hershey Cancer Institute, Invisible Children, MMGY Global, Art
Institute of Chicago, European Times Magazine, American Century
Investments and Peace Corps.
PRE-PROFESSIONAL AND
DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Choose from Pre-Med, Medicine,
Dentistry, Occupational or Physical
Therapy, Veterinary Medicine,
Engineering, Environmental
Management, Forestry, Law and Ministry.
Some dual-degree partner schools include
Vanderbilt University, Columbia
University (NY), Washington University
and University of Kansas.
Katelyn Johnson and David Hansen, 2016 National Parliamentary Debate Champions
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The World Is Your Campus
“Live What You Learn” is a concept we take seriously. If you want a global
perspective, you can learn it in the classroom, then go live it in the world.
Our Center for Global Studies and Journey Grants will help coordinate and
personalize your study-away adventure for a few weeks, a semester or a
year. You can study Middle East policy in Israel, economics in Washington,
D.C., art classes in Barcelona, healthcare in Uganda, elementary education
in Fiji, Arabic in Jordan, wildlife control in South Africa and archaeology
in Greece. Your Jewell journey only begins on our campus.
Journey Grants
If you can imagine it, Jewell can help you experience it. Our one-of-a-kind Journey Grants program provides funding
for self-designed research projects, study-abroad opportunities, internships, civic initiatives, service projects and
more. Available after your sophomore year, Journey Grants fund a minimum of $2,000 per student for the experience
of a lifetime. Shadow physicians in Croatia. Distribute eyeglasses on a mission trip to Mexico. Use knowledge from
nonprofit leadership classes to help transition a Hawaii educational farm to a nonprofit organization. Want to learn
about sports marketing? Tour the San Francisco 49ers operation and meet with the staff. Students have traveled to 58
countries with their grants, learning something about the world and even more about themselves.
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William Jewell College
The Country’s Only Oxbridge Honors Program
This selective program combines British tutorial methods of instruction (one to four students in a tutorial
course) with a full year of study in Oxford, England. For classes in their major, Oxbridge students participate in
small group or individual tutorials with a faculty member.
Oxbridge is a highly personalized, reading-writing intensive approach to education that prepares students for
successful careers in fields such as law, politics, public service, academics, government, journalism, business,
foreign service, ministry, medicine and research. In the program's history of more than 30 years, Oxbridge
graduates have a 100 percent acceptance rate to law school, medical school and business school.
Internships
Take your knowledge outside the academic setting to test a career direction, build a professional network and
position yourself for a competitive world. Recent internship experiences for our students include the Federal
Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Rolls-Royce, CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research, NFL,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Unilever, Hallmark Cards, U.S. Department of
Commerce, ESPN, Universal Music Group, Israel Democracy Institute, Children’s Museum of Denver, TOMS
Shoes, National Archives at Kansas City, Special Olympics, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Boston Magazine, Radio Free
Europe, Garmin and many more.
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Campus Life
Living on our residential campus makes it easy to
interact with friends and be part of the Cardinal
community. It’s also easy to strike a balance between
coursework and life when activities are happening
all around you. Throughout the year, we host free
events including concerts, comedians, film
screenings, guest lecturers – and even chair
massages during finals week. You can also choose
from more than 70 student organizations or start
your own, make s’mores at midnight, join an
intramural team, ride an electronic bull at
Jewellstock or sing karaoke on Trotter Arts Plaza.
You will be welcomed to experience the longtime
Jewell traditions alumni talk about for years,
including singing carols during Lighting of the
Quad, the ceremonious Walk Around the Quad
behind bagpipers on your first and last day of
college, Homecoming Campus Sing and sledding
down Browning Bowl, voted a top Kansas City
snow-day spot.
Harriman-Jewell Series
No one, except a Jewell student, can get free
front-row seats at performances and participate in
master classes by internationally acclaimed
performers. In its 52nd season, the Harriman-Jewell
Series brings the world’s stars to Kansas City. You
can enjoy the entertainment of Wynton Marsalis,
Yo-Yo Ma, Boston Pops, Russian National Ballet
Theatre, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Renée
Fleming and Emanuel Ax in Kansas City's best
performance venues.
Cardinal Athletics
Participate in intramural competitions or on one of
our 20 NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports
teams: baseball, basketball, cross country, football,
golf, soccer, softball, spirit team, swimming, tennis,
track and volleyball. Last year Jewell received an
NCAA Division II President’s Award for achieving a
93 percent graduation rate among student-athletes.
Follow our teams at www.jewellcardinals.com.
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Living and Learning at an
Apple Distinguished School
Recognized by Apple for innovation, leadership and educational excellence, Jewell embraces a culture that
allows you to become engaged in learning with your professors. The Jewellverse initiative includes an iPad Pro
for all students and faculty, in addition to software, storage, tech support and professional development.
A common platform for our community enables Jewell to be responsive to varied learning styles. Get assistance
writing your own app, create a multimedia project for a class, record a classroom discussion or collaborate with
students using emerging technology.
At Jewell, learning has no bounds. Stay connected while studying abroad or going home for fall break, or invite
global experts into the classroom through virtual tools. You will enter the workforce equipped with the
knowledge of technology and with a device. After two years, exchange your iPad for a new model that’s yours
to keep upon graduation.
Pryor Learning Commons
At the center of campus, our recently built Pryor Learning Commons serves as a technology and
collaboration hub. The three-story facility, with 24/7 access, is equipped with all you need to be
innovative and creative – including Starbucks:
• rendering studio with 3-D printer and iMac
• production and editing suites with green screens, HD recording, iMacs and software
• innovation studios with 80-inch touchscreens
• video conferencing and recording
• audio studio with iMacs and MIDI controller, ideal for composing and recording music
• visual studio with large-format scanner, flat screen, iMac and Adobe Creative Suite
• 20 wireless collaboration studios with screensharing
• writable surfaces on tables and walls
• fireplaces
• eHub for technical assistance and professional development
• live Twitter wall
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William Jewell College
Kansas City Connections
Behind every great college is a great community – or in our case, two great
communities. Located in charming, historic Liberty, Missouri, Jewell is just
15 miles from Kansas City. The downtown skyline view from our campus
Quad serves as a reminder that our proximity to a major American
metropolis presents endless cultural and career opportunities.
Known for its arts and entertainment attractions, Kansas City offers The
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art,
Crossroads Arts District and The Plaza Arts Fair. Attend the ballet,
symphony, outdoor amphitheater or a Sprint Center concert. Like history?
Don’t miss the acclaimed National World War I Museum and Memorial,
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Union Station and the American Jazz
Museum, for starters.
The KC sports scene is always in season: the world-champion Royals and
T-Bones baseball, Chiefs football, Sporting Kansas City soccer, Mavericks
ice hockey, American Royal rodeo, Kansas Speedway races and the National
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Destination shopping with distinctive
districts – from the Country Club Plaza to secondhand shops – and
top-rated restaurants are great weekend outings in the City of Fountains.
And don’t forget to try some world famous barbecue at hotspots like Arthur
Bryant’s, Joe’s Kansas City, Gates, Q39 and Jack Stack.
Liberty, with a population of
30,000 and growing, was
founded as a frontier trading
post on the Missouri River in
1822 as the second oldest town
west of the Mississippi. Jewell sits
on the edge of one of six districts
on the National Register of
Historic Places. The downtown,
with its charming boutiques and
local eateries surrounding the
Square, as well as urban
attractions and large retailers are
within minutes of campus. The
green space, giving spirit,
affordable housing and top-rated
schools landed Liberty the No. 3
spot in Family Circle Magazine’s
“Best Towns and Cities for
Families,” the No. 7 ranking by
CNN/Money “Best Places to
Live” and a spot in Missouri Life's
“Top 10 Missouri towns” in
recent years.
Don’t just visit Kansas City – connect. With more than 82,000 employers located 30 miles from campus and
Jewell’s partnerships with alumni and KC leaders, students have more access than ever to internships, mentors,
research programs and careers.
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"The minute students step onto campus at William
Jewell, they are welcomed into an ‘amazing
community’ replete with ‘top-notch academics.’ As
one senior says, ‘Everyone on campus makes you
feel at home and the faculty and staff are some of
the most genuine people you will ever meet.’
Moreover, as a small liberal arts college, William
Jewell ‘provides a superb education’ that many
undergrads here feel is ‘unmatched in the Midwest.’ ”
- The Princeton Review
Named William Jewell College the No. 11 "Top Impact
School," a "Best Midwestern College," "Colleges That
Pay You Back" and a "Top Private School"
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Experience Jewell for yourself.
Tour our campus, observe a class and meet with a
professor. Register online or call us to schedule your
personalized visit to Jewell.
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Text or call: 816-760-2339
500 College Hill
Liberty, MO 64068
Kansas City's Only National Liberal Arts College