Quad

Head-to-head

Nebraska Wesleyan
Cornerstone

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Nebraska Wesleyan's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Cornerstone

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Nebraska Wesleyan grads earn $9.1K more ten years out than Cornerstone's ($56,405 vs. $47,314)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Cornerstone has 9 pts more first-gen students than Nebraska Wesleyan (35% vs. 26%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Cornerstone is more diverse (index 0.49 vs. 0.45)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Cornerstone's yield is 2 pts higher than Nebraska Wesleyan's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Nebraska Wesleyan is a bit larger (1,453 vs. 1,298)

    Undergrads

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

Cornerstone admits 78%, Nebraska Wesleyan 80%; Cornerstone's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Nebraska Wesleyan80%
Cornerstone78%
Quad's selectivity
  • Nebraska WesleyanAccessible
  • CornerstoneAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Nebraska Wesleyan
1020–1290
CornerstoneTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Nebraska WesleyanGPA and school record required
  • CornerstoneGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Nebraska Wesleyan is a bit larger than Cornerstone (1,453 vs. 1,298 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Nebraska Wesleyan1.5K
Cornerstone1.3K
Pell Grant share
Nebraska Wesleyan34%
Cornerstone33%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Nebraska Wesleyan, and Elementary Education and Teaching at Cornerstone.

Students per faculty member
Nebraska Wesleyan12 to 1
Cornerstone15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Nebraska WesleyanBiology/Biological Sciences, General12%
  • CornerstoneElementary Education and Teaching7%

What each costs

Nebraska Wesleyan and Cornerstone cost about the same a year on average; Nebraska Wesleyan's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Nebraska Wesleyan$23.3K
Cornerstone$24K
Aid generosity
Nebraska Wesleyan59%
Cornerstone46%

What each pays off

Nebraska Wesleyan's former students earn more, a median $56.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Nebraska Wesleyan$56.4K
Cornerstone$47.3K
Graduation rate
Nebraska Wesleyan63%
Cornerstone64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Nebraska Wesleyan but fell at Cornerstone; Cornerstone got less selective while Nebraska Wesleyan held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Nebraska WesleyanGrowing+54%
  • CornerstoneShrinking−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;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