Quad

Head-to-head

Westminster
Warren Wilson

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Westminster grads earn $15.9K more ten years out than Warren Wilson's ($52,199 vs. $36,260)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Westminster graduates 10 pts more of its students than Warren Wilson (57% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Warren Wilson's yield is 8 pts higher than Westminster's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Westminster has 7 pts more first-gen students than Warren Wilson (27% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Westminster is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.40)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Warren Wilson's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 52% at Westminster

    Aid generosity

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

Warren Wilson admits 71%, Westminster 79%; Warren Wilson's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Westminster79%
Warren Wilson71%
Quad's selectivity
  • WestminsterAccessible
  • Warren WilsonAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Westminster
990–1250
Warren WilsonNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WestminsterRigor and tests very important36%
  • Warren WilsonGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Warren Wilson is a bit larger than Westminster (707 vs. 638 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Westminster638
Warren Wilson707
Pell Grant share
Westminster38%
Warren Wilson40%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Westminster, and Sociology and Anthropology at Warren Wilson.

Students per faculty member
Westminster9 to 1
Warren Wilson12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WestminsterBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • Warren WilsonSociology and Anthropology11%

What each costs

Westminster costs about $1.2K less a year than Warren Wilson on average; Warren Wilson's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Westminster$24.9K
Warren Wilson$26.1K
Aid generosity
Westminster52%
Warren Wilson54%

What each pays off

Westminster's former students earn more, a median $52.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 57% at Westminster to 47% at Warren Wilson.

Median earnings, 10 years
Westminster$52.2K
Warren Wilson$36.3K
Graduation rate
Westminster57%
Warren Wilson47%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Westminster got less selective while Warren Wilson held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WestminsterGrowing+71%
  • Warren WilsonGrowing+16%
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;Westminster College Common Data Set 2017–18, Fall 2017;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