Quad

Head-to-head

Park
Wingate

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Wingate's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Park

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Park has 19 pts more first-gen students than Wingate (48% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Wingate graduates 17 pts more of its students than Park (60% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Park has 1.7× as many undergrads as Wingate

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Park grads earn $3.7K more ten years out than Wingate's ($56,309 vs. $52,649)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Wingate has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Park (44% vs. 41%)

    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

Wingate admits 91%; Park doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
ParkNot reported
Wingate91%
Quad's selectivity
  • ParkNot rated
  • WingateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
ParkNot reported
Wingate
1010–1210
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ParkNot reported
  • WingateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Park has 1.7× as many undergrads as Wingate; Wingate has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Park4.6K
Wingate2.7K
Pell Grant share
Park41%
Wingate44%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Park, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Wingate; Park has 13 students per faculty member to Wingate's 15.

Students per faculty member
Park13 to 1
Wingate15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ParkBusiness Administration and Management, General22%
  • WingateExercise Science and Kinesiology12%

What each costs

Park costs about $1.1K less a year than Wingate on average; Wingate's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Park$21.5K
Wingate$22.5K
Aid generosity
Park30%
Wingate62%

What each pays off

Park's former students earn more, a median $56.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 60% at Wingate to 43% at Park.

Median earnings, 10 years
Park$56.3K
Wingate$52.6K
Graduation rate
Park43%
Wingate60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Wingate, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ParkNot reported
  • WingateGrowing+360%
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