Quad

Head-to-head

Andrews
Virginia Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Andrews graduates 19 pts more of its students than Virginia Wesleyan (67% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Virginia Wesleyan has 14 pts more first-gen students than Andrews (31% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Virginia Wesleyan's grants cover 56% of its full price on average, vs. 45% at Andrews

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Andrews's yield is 11 pts higher than Virginia Wesleyan's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Andrews is more diverse (index 0.82 vs. 0.75)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Andrews grads earn $3.1K more ten years out than Virginia Wesleyan's ($53,187 vs. $50,074)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Virginia Wesleyan admits 73%, Andrews 82%; Andrews's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Andrews82%
Virginia Wesleyan73%
Quad's selectivity
  • AndrewsAccessible
  • Virginia WesleyanAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Andrews
990–1290
Virginia WesleyanNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AndrewsGPA and school record required
  • Virginia WesleyanGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Andrews and Virginia Wesleyan are about the same size; Virginia Wesleyan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Andrews1.2K
Virginia Wesleyan1.3K
Pell Grant share
Andrews25%
Virginia Wesleyan27%

Majors and faculty

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist leads at Andrews, and Business Administration and Management at Virginia Wesleyan.

Students per faculty member
Andrews10 to 1
Virginia Wesleyan15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AndrewsAudiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist6%
  • Virginia WesleyanBusiness Administration and Management, General14%

What each costs

Virginia Wesleyan costs about $2.2K less a year than Andrews on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Andrews$25.3K
Virginia Wesleyan$23.2K
Aid generosity
Andrews45%
Virginia Wesleyan56%

What each pays off

Andrews's former students earn more, a median $53.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 67% at Andrews to 48% at Virginia Wesleyan.

Median earnings, 10 years
Andrews$53.2K
Virginia Wesleyan$50.1K
Graduation rate
Andrews67%
Virginia Wesleyan48%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Virginia Wesleyan but fell at Andrews; Virginia Wesleyan got more selective while Andrews got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AndrewsShrinking−44%
  • Virginia WesleyanGrowing+84%
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