Quad

Head-to-head

Fresno Pacific
William Penn

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    William Penn's yield is 25 pts higher than Fresno Pacific's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Fresno Pacific graduates 24 pts more of its students than William Penn (65% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Fresno Pacific's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at William Penn

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Fresno Pacific has 11 pts more Pell recipients than William Penn (58% vs. 47%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Fresno Pacific grads earn $10K more ten years out than William Penn's ($58,896 vs. $48,936)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Fresno Pacific has 8 pts more first-gen students than William Penn (47% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

William Penn admits 52%, Fresno Pacific 64%; William Penn's yield is higher, at 42%.

Acceptance rate
Fresno Pacific64%
William Penn52%
Quad's selectivity
  • Fresno PacificAccessible
  • William PennAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Fresno PacificTest-blind
William Penn
880–1110
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Fresno PacificGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • William PennGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Fresno Pacific is a bit larger than William Penn (1,544 vs. 1,301 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Fresno Pacific1.5K
William Penn1.3K
Pell Grant share
Fresno Pacific58%
William Penn47%

Majors and faculty

Elementary Education and Teaching leads at both; Fresno Pacific has 10 students per faculty member to William Penn's 15.

Students per faculty member
Fresno Pacific10 to 1
William Penn15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Fresno PacificElementary Education and Teaching23%
  • William PennElementary Education and Teaching17%

What each costs

Fresno Pacific costs about $3.8K less a year than William Penn on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Fresno Pacific$19.8K
William Penn$23.6K
Aid generosity
Fresno Pacific60%
William Penn46%

What each pays off

Fresno Pacific's former students earn more, a median $58.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 65% at Fresno Pacific to 41% at William Penn.

Median earnings, 10 years
Fresno Pacific$58.9K
William Penn$48.9K
Graduation rate
Fresno Pacific65%
William Penn41%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; William Penn got more selective while Fresno Pacific held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Fresno PacificGrowing+133%
  • William PennGrowing+28%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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