Quad

Head-to-head

Southwest Baptist
Tennessee Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Tennessee Wesleyan's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Southwest Baptist

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Southwest Baptist has 1.6× as many undergrads as Tennessee Wesleyan

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Tennessee Wesleyan has 6 pts more first-gen students than Southwest Baptist (41% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $3.7K less per year on average than Southwest Baptist ($18,388 vs. $22,101, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Southwest Baptist's yield is 4 pts higher than Tennessee Wesleyan's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Tennessee Wesleyan graduates 4 pts more of its students than Southwest Baptist (56% vs. 52%)

    Graduation 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

Southwest Baptist admits 68%, Tennessee Wesleyan 69%; Southwest Baptist's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Southwest Baptist68%
Tennessee Wesleyan69%
Quad's selectivity
  • Southwest BaptistAccessible
  • Tennessee WesleyanAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Southwest Baptist
810–1210
Tennessee WesleyanNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Southwest BaptistGPA and school record required
  • Tennessee WesleyanRigor, GPA, and tests very important42%

Who's on each campus

Southwest Baptist has 1.6× as many undergrads as Tennessee Wesleyan; Tennessee Wesleyan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Southwest Baptist1.3K
Tennessee Wesleyan846
Pell Grant share
Southwest Baptist36%
Tennessee Wesleyan39%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at Southwest Baptist, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Tennessee Wesleyan.

Students per faculty member
Southwest Baptist10 to 1
Tennessee Wesleyan12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Southwest BaptistExercise Science and Kinesiology14%
  • Tennessee WesleyanRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse30%

What each costs

Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $3.7K less a year than Southwest Baptist on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Southwest Baptist$22.1K
Tennessee Wesleyan$18.4K
Aid generosity
Southwest Baptist46%
Tennessee Wesleyan57%

What each pays off

Tennessee Wesleyan's former students earn more, a median $46K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Southwest Baptist$43.1K
Tennessee Wesleyan$46K
Graduation rate
Southwest Baptist52%
Tennessee Wesleyan56%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; Southwest Baptist got less selective while Tennessee Wesleyan held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Southwest BaptistShrinking−21%
  • Tennessee WesleyanShrinking−12%
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 2018;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020About 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