Quad

Head-to-head

Spring Arbor
Ohio Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Ohio Wesleyan's grants cover 66% of its full price on average, vs. 52% at Spring Arbor

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Spring Arbor has 14 pts more first-gen students than Ohio Wesleyan (35% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Ohio Wesleyan has 1.5× as many undergrads as Spring Arbor

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Ohio Wesleyan graduates 4 pts more of its students than Spring Arbor (64% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Ohio Wesleyan grads earn $3.9K more ten years out than Spring Arbor's ($55,624 vs. $51,732)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Spring Arbor's yield is 4 pts higher than Ohio Wesleyan'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

Spring Arbor admits 52%, Ohio Wesleyan 56%; Spring Arbor's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Spring Arbor52%
Ohio Wesleyan56%
Quad's selectivity
  • Spring ArborSelective
  • Ohio WesleyanSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Spring Arbor
1010–1240
Ohio WesleyanTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Spring ArborGPA and school record required
  • Ohio WesleyanGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Ohio Wesleyan has 1.5× as many undergrads as Spring Arbor; Spring Arbor has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Spring Arbor1K
Ohio Wesleyan1.5K
Pell Grant share
Spring Arbor29%
Ohio Wesleyan28%

Majors and faculty

Social Work leads at Spring Arbor, and Psychology at Ohio Wesleyan; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Spring Arbor12 to 1
Ohio Wesleyan12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Spring ArborSocial Work27%
  • Ohio WesleyanPsychology, General9%

What each costs

Spring Arbor costs about $1.7K less a year than Ohio Wesleyan on average; Ohio Wesleyan's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Spring Arbor$22.2K
Ohio Wesleyan$23.9K
Aid generosity
Spring Arbor52%
Ohio Wesleyan66%

What each pays off

Ohio Wesleyan's former students earn more, a median $55.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Spring Arbor$51.7K
Ohio Wesleyan$55.6K
Graduation rate
Spring Arbor60%
Ohio Wesleyan64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Ohio Wesleyan but held steady at Spring Arbor; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Spring ArborSteady−4%
  • Ohio WesleyanGrowing+54%
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