Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

William Carey University

William Carey University is a private Christian university in Mississippi, United States. The institution is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Mississippi Baptist Convention. The main campus is in Hattiesburg and a second campus is in the Tradition community north of Biloxi. The school gained official university status in 2006.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
2447
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
244700
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
176479
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
124973

Location

Hattiesburg, MS, 39401

31.305264, -89.291815

Accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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