Quad

Head-to-head

Southwestern
Guilford

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southwestern has 14 pts more first-gen students than Guilford (40% vs. 26%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Guilford's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at Southwestern

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Southwestern's yield is 9 pts higher than Guilford's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Guilford costs about $6.6K less per year on average than Southwestern ($23,683 vs. $30,259, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Southwestern grads earn $8.1K more ten years out than Guilford's ($55,646 vs. $47,590)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Southwestern is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.69)

    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

Southwestern admits 76%, Guilford 80%; Southwestern's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Southwestern76%
Guilford80%
Quad's selectivity
  • SouthwesternOpen
  • GuilfordAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
SouthwesternTest-blind
Guilford
1120–1260
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SouthwesternGPA and school record required
  • GuilfordSchool record required

Who's on each campus

Southwestern and Guilford are about the same size; Guilford has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Southwestern924
Guilford1K
Pell Grant share
Southwestern41%
Guilford44%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Southwestern has 10 students per faculty member to Guilford's 12.

Students per faculty member
Southwestern10 to 1
Guilford12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SouthwesternBusiness Administration and Management, General14%
  • GuilfordBusiness Administration and Management, General12%

What each costs

Guilford costs about $6.6K less a year than Southwestern on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Southwestern$30.3K
Guilford$23.7K
Aid generosity
Southwestern48%
Guilford58%

What each pays off

Southwestern's former students earn more, a median $55.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 50% at Guilford to 47% at Southwestern.

Median earnings, 10 years
Southwestern$55.6K
Guilford$47.6K
Graduation rate
Southwestern47%
Guilford50%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Southwestern got more selective while Guilford got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SouthwesternGrowing+231%
  • GuilfordGrowing+40%
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