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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Tennessee Wesleyan has 12 pts more first-gen students than Franklin (41% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Tennessee Wesleyan is more diverse (index 0.44 vs. 0.39)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Tennessee Wesleyan has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Franklin (39% vs. 36%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Franklin900
Tennessee Wesleyan846
Pell Grant share
Franklin36%
Tennessee Wesleyan39%
First-gen share
Franklin29%
Tennessee Wesleyan41%
Diversity index
Franklin0.39
Tennessee Wesleyan0.44

Who they are

Men
Franklin50%
Tennessee Wesleyan36%
Part-time students
Franklin1%
Tennessee Wesleyan7%
Students 25 and older
Franklin4%
Tennessee Wesleyan13%

Race & ethnicity

Franklin
Tennessee Wesleyan
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Franklin82%
Tennessee Wesleyan86%
First-years from other states
Franklin7%
Tennessee Wesleyan8%
First-years from abroad
Franklin11%
Tennessee Wesleyan7%
New transfer students this fall
Franklin31
Tennessee Wesleyan134
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Franklin9%
Tennessee Wesleyan42%

Campus

Franklin
Large suburbNCAA D-III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Tennessee Wesleyan
Distant townNAIA · Appalachian Athletic ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why