Quad

Head-to-head

Culver-Stockton
Southern Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern Wesleyan's yield is 23 pts higher than Culver-Stockton's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Southern Wesleyan has 7 pts more first-gen students than Culver-Stockton (39% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Southern Wesleyan has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Culver-Stockton (43% vs. 39%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Culver-Stockton's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Southern Wesleyan

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Southern Wesleyan grads earn $1.7K more ten years out than Culver-Stockton's ($47,756 vs. $46,092)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Culver-Stockton is more diverse (index 0.51 vs. 0.49)

    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

Culver-Stockton admits 99%, Southern Wesleyan 100%; Southern Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 33%.

Acceptance rate
Culver-Stockton99%
Southern Wesleyan100%
Quad's selectivity
  • Culver-StocktonOpen
  • Southern WesleyanOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Culver-StocktonNot reported
Southern Wesleyan
1040–1210
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Culver-StocktonGPA required
  • Southern WesleyanGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Culver-Stockton and Southern Wesleyan are about the same size; Southern Wesleyan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Culver-Stockton807
Southern Wesleyan747
Pell Grant share
Culver-Stockton39%
Southern Wesleyan43%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Southern Wesleyan has 10 students per faculty member to Culver-Stockton's 15.

Students per faculty member
Culver-Stockton15 to 1
Southern Wesleyan10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Culver-StocktonBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • Southern WesleyanBusiness Administration and Management, General24%

What each costs

Culver-Stockton and Southern Wesleyan cost about the same a year on average; Culver-Stockton's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Culver-Stockton$22.3K
Southern Wesleyan$22.4K
Aid generosity
Culver-Stockton50%
Southern Wesleyan47%

What each pays off

Southern Wesleyan's former students earn more, a median $47.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Culver-Stockton$46.1K
Southern Wesleyan$47.8K
Graduation rate
Culver-Stockton54%
Southern Wesleyan55%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Culver-StocktonShrinking−21%
  • Southern WesleyanShrinking−48%
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