Quad

Head-to-head

Kentucky Wesleyan
Manchester

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Manchester's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 52% at Kentucky Wesleyan

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Manchester costs about $3.7K less per year on average than Kentucky Wesleyan ($20,067 vs. $23,804, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Kentucky Wesleyan has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Manchester (50% vs. 45%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Manchester grads earn $4.8K more ten years out than Kentucky Wesleyan's ($51,504 vs. $46,747)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Kentucky Wesleyan has 4 pts more first-gen students than Manchester (38% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Kentucky Wesleyan's yield is 3 pts higher than Manchester's

    Yield rate

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%, Kentucky Wesleyan 72%; Kentucky Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Kentucky Wesleyan72%
Manchester71%
Quad's selectivity
  • Kentucky WesleyanAccessible
  • ManchesterAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Kentucky Wesleyan
890–1130
ManchesterTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Kentucky WesleyanGPA and school record required
  • ManchesterGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Manchester is a bit larger than Kentucky Wesleyan (936 vs. 842 undergrads); Kentucky Wesleyan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Kentucky Wesleyan842
Manchester936
Pell Grant share
Kentucky Wesleyan50%
Manchester45%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Kentucky Wesleyan, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Manchester; Manchester has 12 students per faculty member to Kentucky Wesleyan's 15.

Students per faculty member
Kentucky Wesleyan15 to 1
Manchester12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Kentucky WesleyanBusiness/Commerce, General21%
  • ManchesterExercise Science and Kinesiology11%

What each costs

Manchester costs about $3.7K less a year than Kentucky Wesleyan on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Kentucky Wesleyan$23.8K
Manchester$20.1K
Aid generosity
Kentucky Wesleyan52%
Manchester60%

What each pays off

Manchester's former students earn more, a median $51.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Kentucky Wesleyan$46.7K
Manchester$51.5K
Graduation rate
Kentucky Wesleyan50%
Manchester52%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • Kentucky WesleyanGrowing+94%
  • ManchesterGrowing+28%
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