Williams Baptist University

Walnut Ridge, AR (Lawrence County; northeast Arkansas; near Jonesboro) — Private Baptist liberal arts university, est. 1941; home of the Eagles; affiliated with the Arkansas Baptist State Convention; historically known as Williams Baptist College until its university designation in 2019; located in Walnut Ridge, a small northeast Arkansas city notable for its connection to The Beatles — John Lennon and George Harrison briefly passed through Walnut Ridge in 1964 and are commemorated with a Beatles-themed park and festival; strong programs in education, business, and Christian studies; serves the rural communities of northeast Arkansas and provides access to a Baptist Christian liberal arts education for students who might otherwise have limited access to private higher education