Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Morningside grads earn $13.1K more ten years out than William Woods's ($55,494 vs. $42,401)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Morningside's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at William Woods

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    William Woods's yield is 8 pts higher than Morningside's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Morningside graduates 7 pts more of its students than William Woods (59% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    William Woods has 6 pts more first-gen students than Morningside (30% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Morningside costs about $3.2K less per year on average than William Woods ($25,273 vs. $28,476, 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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

William Woods admits 71%, Morningside 71%; William Woods's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
William Woods71%
Morningside71%
Quad's selectivity
  • William WoodsAccessible
  • MorningsideAccessible
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • William WoodsGPA and school record required
  • MorningsideGPA required

Who's on each campus

William Woods is a bit larger than Morningside (1,300 vs. 1,163 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
William Woods1.3K
Morningside1.2K
Pell Grant share
William Woods35%
Morningside34%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Morningside has 12 students per faculty member to William Woods's 16.

Students per faculty member
William Woods16 to 1
Morningside12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • William WoodsBusiness Administration and Management, General33%
  • MorningsideBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Morningside costs about $3.2K less a year than William Woods on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
William Woods$28.5K
Morningside$25.3K
Aid generosity
William Woods44%
Morningside53%

What each pays off

Morningside's former students earn more, a median $55.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
William Woods$42.4K
Morningside$55.5K
Graduation rate
William Woods52%
Morningside59%

How each has changed

Applications grew at William Woods but fell at Morningside; William Woods got more selective while Morningside got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • William WoodsGrowing+104%
  • MorningsideShrinking−34%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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