Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Southwest Baptist has 1.6× as many undergrads as Tennessee Wesleyan

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Tennessee Wesleyan has 6 pts more first-gen students than Southwest Baptist (41% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Tennessee Wesleyan has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Southwest Baptist (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
Southwest Baptist1.3K
Tennessee Wesleyan846
Pell Grant share
Southwest Baptist36%
Tennessee Wesleyan39%
First-gen share
Southwest Baptist35%
Tennessee Wesleyan41%
Diversity index
Southwest Baptist0.44
Tennessee Wesleyan0.44

Who they are

Men
Southwest Baptist38%
Tennessee Wesleyan36%
Part-time students
Southwest Baptist21%
Tennessee Wesleyan7%
Students 25 and older
Southwest Baptist17%
Tennessee Wesleyan13%

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Southwest Baptist72%
Tennessee Wesleyan86%
First-years from other states
Southwest Baptist23%
Tennessee Wesleyan8%
First-years from abroad
Southwest Baptist0%
Tennessee Wesleyan7%
New transfer students this fall
Southwest Baptist162
Tennessee Wesleyan134
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Southwest Baptist37%
Tennessee Wesleyan42%

Campus

Southwest Baptist
Distant townNCAA D-II · Great Lakes Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
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.

PolicySouthwest BaptistTennessee Wesleyan
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression–Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)

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