Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    North Park graduates 22 pts more of its students than Texas Wesleyan (63% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Texas Wesleyan has 11 pts more first-gen students than North Park (48% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    North Park grads earn $5.5K more ten years out than Texas Wesleyan's ($59,572 vs. $54,053)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Texas Wesleyan's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at North Park

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    North Park is more diverse (index 0.76 vs. 0.74)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    North Park costs about $740 less per year on average than Texas Wesleyan ($25,124 vs. $25,864, all students)

    Average cost, all 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

North Park admits 69%, Texas Wesleyan 69%; both have the same yield, 14%.

Acceptance rate
North Park69%
Texas Wesleyan69%
Quad's selectivity
  • North ParkAccessible
  • Texas WesleyanOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
North ParkTest-blind
Texas Wesleyan
1020–1100
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • North ParkGPA required
  • Texas WesleyanGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

North Park and Texas Wesleyan are about the same size; Texas Wesleyan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
North Park1.8K
Texas Wesleyan1.7K
Pell Grant share
North Park44%
Texas Wesleyan45%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at North Park, and Management Science at Texas Wesleyan; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
North Park12 to 1
Texas Wesleyan12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • North ParkBusiness Administration and Management, General33%
  • Texas WesleyanManagement Science11%

What each costs

North Park and Texas Wesleyan cost about the same a year on average; Texas Wesleyan's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
North Park$25.1K
Texas Wesleyan$25.9K
Aid generosity
North Park49%
Texas Wesleyan54%

What each pays off

North Park's former students earn more, a median $59.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 63% at North Park to 41% at Texas Wesleyan.

Median earnings, 10 years
North Park$59.6K
Texas Wesleyan$54.1K
Graduation rate
North Park63%
Texas Wesleyan41%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • North ParkGrowing+62%
  • Texas WesleyanGrowing+171%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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