Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kentucky Wesleyan graduates 23 pts more of its students than Peirce (50% vs. 27%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Peirce has 18 pts more first-gen students than Kentucky Wesleyan (55% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Peirce is more diverse (index 0.67 vs. 0.62)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Peirce grads earn $3.9K more ten years out than Kentucky Wesleyan's ($50,660 vs. $46,747)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Peirce has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Kentucky Wesleyan (53% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Kentucky Wesleyan is a bit larger (842 vs. 799)

    Undergrads

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%; Peirce doesn't report an acceptance rate.

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

Who's on each campus

Kentucky Wesleyan and Peirce are about the same size; Peirce has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Kentucky Wesleyan842
Peirce799
Pell Grant share
Kentucky Wesleyan50%
Peirce53%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Kentucky Wesleyan, and Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at Peirce.

Students per faculty member
Kentucky Wesleyan15 to 1
Peirce13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Kentucky WesleyanBusiness/Commerce, General21%
  • PeirceLiberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies39%

What each costs

Only Kentucky Wesleyan reports an average cost ($23.8K).

Average cost, all students
Kentucky Wesleyan$23.8K
PeirceNot reported
Aid generosity
Kentucky Wesleyan52%
PeirceNot reported

What each pays off

Peirce's former students earn more, a median $50.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 50% at Kentucky Wesleyan to 27% at Peirce.

Median earnings, 10 years
Kentucky Wesleyan$46.7K
Peirce$50.7K
Graduation rate
Kentucky Wesleyan50%
Peirce27%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Kentucky Wesleyan, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Kentucky WesleyanGrowing+94%
  • PeirceNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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