Quad

Head-to-head

Franklin
Tennessee Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Tennessee Wesleyan's yield is 13 pts higher than Franklin's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

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

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Franklin grads earn $9.4K more ten years out than Tennessee Wesleyan's ($55,376 vs. $45,989)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $6.4K less per year on average than Franklin ($18,388 vs. $24,825, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Franklin graduates 6 pts more of its students than Tennessee Wesleyan (62% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

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

    Diversity index

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

Tennessee Wesleyan admits 69%, Franklin 70%; Tennessee Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Franklin70%
Tennessee Wesleyan69%
Quad's selectivity
  • FranklinAccessible
  • Tennessee WesleyanAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Franklin
1060–1240
Tennessee WesleyanNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • FranklinGPA and school record required
  • Tennessee WesleyanGPA and tests very important42%

Who's on each campus

Franklin and Tennessee Wesleyan are about the same size; Tennessee Wesleyan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Franklin900
Tennessee Wesleyan846
Pell Grant share
Franklin36%
Tennessee Wesleyan39%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at Franklin, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Tennessee Wesleyan; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Franklin12 to 1
Tennessee Wesleyan12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • FranklinExercise Science and Kinesiology15%
  • Tennessee WesleyanRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse30%

What each costs

Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $6.4K less a year than Franklin on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Franklin$24.8K
Tennessee Wesleyan$18.4K
Aid generosity
Franklin55%
Tennessee Wesleyan57%

What each pays off

Franklin's former students earn more, a median $55.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Franklin$55.4K
Tennessee Wesleyan$46K
Graduation rate
Franklin62%
Tennessee Wesleyan56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Franklin but fell at Tennessee Wesleyan; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • FranklinGrowing+27%
  • Tennessee WesleyanShrinking−12%
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 2018;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020About 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