Quad

Head-to-head

Manchester
Kansas Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Manchester's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Kansas Wesleyan

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Manchester graduates 9 pts more of its students than Kansas Wesleyan (52% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Manchester has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Kansas Wesleyan (45% vs. 39%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Manchester costs about $3.6K less per year on average than Kansas Wesleyan ($20,067 vs. $23,650, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Kansas Wesleyan's yield is 4 pts higher than Manchester's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Manchester is more diverse (index 0.64 vs. 0.63)

    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

Manchester admits 71%, Kansas Wesleyan 72%; Kansas Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Manchester71%
Kansas Wesleyan72%
Quad's selectivity
  • ManchesterAccessible
  • Kansas WesleyanAccessible
SAT middle 50%
ManchesterTest-blind
Kansas WesleyanTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ManchesterGPA and school record required
  • Kansas WesleyanGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Manchester and Kansas Wesleyan are about the same size; Manchester has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Manchester936
Kansas Wesleyan956
Pell Grant share
Manchester45%
Kansas Wesleyan39%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at Manchester, and Business Administration and Management at Kansas Wesleyan.

Students per faculty member
Manchester12 to 1
Kansas Wesleyan16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ManchesterExercise Science and Kinesiology11%
  • Kansas WesleyanBusiness Administration and Management, General22%

What each costs

Manchester costs about $3.6K less a year than Kansas Wesleyan on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Manchester$20.1K
Kansas Wesleyan$23.7K
Aid generosity
Manchester60%
Kansas Wesleyan51%

What each pays off

Manchester's former students earn more, a median $51.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 52% at Manchester to 43% at Kansas Wesleyan.

Median earnings, 10 years
Manchester$51.5K
Kansas Wesleyan$51.2K
Graduation rate
Manchester52%
Kansas Wesleyan43%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Manchester got more selective while Kansas Wesleyan got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ManchesterGrowing+28%
  • Kansas WesleyanGrowing+238%
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