Quad

Head-to-head

Southwest Baptist
Millikin

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southwest Baptist's yield is 24 pts higher than Millikin's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Millikin's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Southwest Baptist

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Millikin graduates 9 pts more of its students than Southwest Baptist (61% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Millikin grads earn $8.2K more ten years out than Southwest Baptist's ($51,262 vs. $43,112)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Millikin is more diverse (index 0.51 vs. 0.44)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Southwest Baptist costs about $3.3K less per year on average than Millikin ($22,101 vs. $25,367, all students)

    Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Millikin admits 67%, Southwest Baptist 68%; Southwest Baptist's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Southwest Baptist68%
Millikin67%
Quad's selectivity
  • Southwest BaptistAccessible
  • MillikinAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Southwest Baptist
810–1210
Millikin
860–1130
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Southwest BaptistGPA and school record required
  • MillikinGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Southwest Baptist and Millikin are about the same size; Millikin has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Southwest Baptist1.3K
Millikin1.4K
Pell Grant share
Southwest Baptist36%
Millikin38%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at Southwest Baptist, and Elementary Education and Teaching at Millikin; both have 10 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Southwest Baptist10 to 1
Millikin10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Southwest BaptistExercise Science and Kinesiology14%
  • MillikinElementary Education and Teaching6%

What each costs

Southwest Baptist costs about $3.3K less a year than Millikin on average; Millikin's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Southwest Baptist$22.1K
Millikin$25.4K
Aid generosity
Southwest Baptist46%
Millikin58%

What each pays off

Millikin's former students earn more, a median $51.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Southwest Baptist$43.1K
Millikin$51.3K
Graduation rate
Southwest Baptist52%
Millikin61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Millikin but fell at Southwest Baptist; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Southwest BaptistShrinking−21%
  • MillikinGrowing+58%
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