Quad

Head-to-head

Briar Cliff
Kentucky Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Briar Cliff grads earn $7.7K more ten years out than Kentucky Wesleyan's ($54,475 vs. $46,747)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Briar Cliff graduates 5 pts more of its students than Kentucky Wesleyan (54% vs. 50%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Kentucky Wesleyan is a bit larger (842 vs. 624)

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Briar Cliff has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Kentucky Wesleyan (53% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Briar Cliff's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 52% at Kentucky Wesleyan

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Kentucky Wesleyan has 1 pts more first-gen students than Briar Cliff (38% vs. 36%)

    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

Kentucky Wesleyan admits 72%; Briar Cliff doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Briar CliffNot reported
Kentucky Wesleyan72%
Quad's selectivity
  • Briar CliffNot rated
  • Kentucky WesleyanAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Briar CliffNot reported
Kentucky Wesleyan
890–1130
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Briar CliffNot reported
  • Kentucky WesleyanGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Kentucky Wesleyan is a bit larger than Briar Cliff (842 vs. 624 undergrads); Briar Cliff has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Briar Cliff624
Kentucky Wesleyan842
Pell Grant share
Briar Cliff53%
Kentucky Wesleyan50%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Briar Cliff, and Business/Commerce at Kentucky Wesleyan.

Students per faculty member
Briar Cliff10 to 1
Kentucky Wesleyan15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Briar CliffBusiness Administration and Management, General17%
  • Kentucky WesleyanBusiness/Commerce, General21%

What each costs

Briar Cliff and Kentucky Wesleyan cost about the same a year on average; Briar Cliff's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Briar Cliff$23.4K
Kentucky Wesleyan$23.8K
Aid generosity
Briar Cliff55%
Kentucky Wesleyan52%

What each pays off

Briar Cliff's former students earn more, a median $54.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Briar Cliff$54.5K
Kentucky Wesleyan$46.7K
Graduation rate
Briar Cliff54%
Kentucky Wesleyan50%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Kentucky Wesleyan, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Briar CliffNot reported
  • Kentucky WesleyanGrowing+94%
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