Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Hartwick graduates 13 pts more of its students than Kansas Wesleyan (56% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Kansas Wesleyan costs about $8.7K less per year on average than Hartwick ($23,650 vs. $32,327, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Hartwick grads earn $10K more ten years out than Kansas Wesleyan's ($61,107 vs. $51,152)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Kansas Wesleyan's yield is 9 pts higher than Hartwick's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Kansas Wesleyan has 6 pts more first-gen students than Hartwick (33% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Kansas Wesleyan has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Hartwick (39% vs. 36%)

    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

Hartwick admits 70%, Kansas Wesleyan 72%; Kansas Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Kansas Wesleyan72%
Hartwick70%
Quad's selectivity
  • Kansas WesleyanAccessible
  • HartwickAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Kansas WesleyanTest-blind
Hartwick
1070–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Kansas WesleyanGPA and school record required
  • HartwickGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Hartwick is a bit larger than Kansas Wesleyan (1,087 vs. 956 undergrads); Kansas Wesleyan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Kansas Wesleyan956
Hartwick1.1K
Pell Grant share
Kansas Wesleyan39%
Hartwick36%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Kansas Wesleyan, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Hartwick.

Students per faculty member
Kansas Wesleyan16 to 1
Hartwick10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Kansas WesleyanBusiness Administration and Management, General22%
  • HartwickRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%

What each costs

Kansas Wesleyan costs about $8.7K less a year than Hartwick on average; Hartwick's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Kansas Wesleyan$23.7K
Hartwick$32.3K
Aid generosity
Kansas Wesleyan51%
Hartwick53%

What each pays off

Hartwick's former students earn more, a median $61.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Hartwick to 43% at Kansas Wesleyan.

Median earnings, 10 years
Kansas Wesleyan$51.2K
Hartwick$61.1K
Graduation rate
Kansas Wesleyan43%
Hartwick56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Kansas Wesleyan but held steady at Hartwick; Hartwick got more selective while Kansas Wesleyan got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Kansas WesleyanGrowing+238%
  • HartwickSteady−7%
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