Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Wesleyan graduates 26 pts more of its students than North American (59% vs. 33%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    North American has 9 pts more first-gen students than Wesleyan (45% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    North American has 1.5× as many undergrads as Wesleyan

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Wesleyan is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.70)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Wesleyan has 0 pts more Pell recipients than North American (46% vs. 45%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Wesleyan admits 59%; North American doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Wesleyan59%
North AmericanNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • WesleyanAccessible
  • North AmericanNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Wesleyan
968–1116
North AmericanNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WesleyanGPA and school record required
  • North AmericanNot reported

Who's on each campus

North American has 1.5× as many undergrads as Wesleyan; Wesleyan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Wesleyan400
North American609
Pell Grant share
Wesleyan46%
North American45%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Wesleyan, and Computer Science at North American; Wesleyan has 8 students per faculty member to North American's 17.

Students per faculty member
Wesleyan8 to 1
North American17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WesleyanBusiness Administration and Management, General20%
  • North AmericanComputer Science49%

What each costs

Only North American reports an average cost ($13.6K).

Average cost, all students
WesleyanNot reported
North American$13.6K
Aid generosity
WesleyanNot reported
North American47%

What each pays off

Wesleyan's former students earn a median $44.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 59% at Wesleyan to 33% at North American.

Median earnings, 10 years
Wesleyan$44.3K
North AmericanNot reported
Graduation rate
Wesleyan59%
North American33%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Wesleyan, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WesleyanGrowing+59%
  • North AmericanNot reported
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

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