Quad

Head-to-head

Drury
Ohio Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Drury has 20 pts more first-gen students than Ohio Wesleyan (41% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Ohio Wesleyan grads earn $14.9K more ten years out than Drury's ($55,624 vs. $40,694)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Drury's yield is 12 pts higher than Ohio Wesleyan's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Ohio Wesleyan's grants cover 66% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at Drury

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Ohio Wesleyan graduates 4 pts more of its students than Drury (64% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Ohio Wesleyan has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Drury (28% vs. 26%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Ohio Wesleyan admits 56%, Drury 66%; Drury's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
Drury66%
Ohio Wesleyan56%
Quad's selectivity
  • DrurySelective
  • Ohio WesleyanSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Drury
1130–1290
Ohio WesleyanTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • DruryRigor and GPA very important43%
  • Ohio WesleyanGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Drury and Ohio Wesleyan are about the same size; Ohio Wesleyan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Drury1.4K
Ohio Wesleyan1.5K
Pell Grant share
Drury26%
Ohio Wesleyan28%

Majors and faculty

Architecture leads at Drury, and Psychology at Ohio Wesleyan; Ohio Wesleyan has 12 students per faculty member to Drury's 14.

Students per faculty member
Drury14 to 1
Ohio Wesleyan12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • DruryArchitecture13%
  • Ohio WesleyanPsychology, General9%

What each costs

Drury and Ohio Wesleyan cost about the same a year on average; Ohio Wesleyan's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Drury$23.4K
Ohio Wesleyan$23.9K
Aid generosity
Drury54%
Ohio Wesleyan66%

What each pays off

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

Median earnings, 10 years
Drury$40.7K
Ohio Wesleyan$55.6K
Graduation rate
Drury61%
Ohio Wesleyan64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • DruryGrowing+143%
  • 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:Drury University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;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;Drury University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Drury University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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