Quad

Head-to-head

Lees-McRae
Kansas Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Lees-McRae graduates 19 pts more of its students than Kansas Wesleyan (62% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Kansas Wesleyan's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Lees-McRae

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Kansas Wesleyan costs about $7K less per year on average than Lees-McRae ($23,650 vs. $30,613, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Kansas Wesleyan grads earn $7.7K more ten years out than Lees-McRae's ($51,152 vs. $43,415)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Lees-McRae has 7 pts more first-gen students than Kansas Wesleyan (40% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Kansas Wesleyan's yield is 5 pts higher than Lees-McRae's

    Yield 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

Kansas Wesleyan admits 72%, Lees-McRae 77%; Kansas Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Lees-McRae77%
Kansas Wesleyan72%
Quad's selectivity
  • Lees-McRaeAccessible
  • Kansas WesleyanAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Lees-McRaeTest-blind
Kansas WesleyanTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Lees-McRaeGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Kansas WesleyanGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Lees-McRae and Kansas Wesleyan are about the same size; Kansas Wesleyan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lees-McRae873
Kansas Wesleyan956
Pell Grant share
Lees-McRae37%
Kansas Wesleyan39%

Majors and faculty

Wildlife Biology leads at Lees-McRae, and Business Administration and Management at Kansas Wesleyan.

Students per faculty member
Lees-McRae11 to 1
Kansas Wesleyan16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Lees-McRaeWildlife Biology22%
  • Kansas WesleyanBusiness Administration and Management, General22%

What each costs

Kansas Wesleyan costs about $7K less a year than Lees-McRae on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lees-McRae$30.6K
Kansas Wesleyan$23.7K
Aid generosity
Lees-McRae39%
Kansas Wesleyan51%

What each pays off

Kansas Wesleyan's former students earn more, a median $51.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 62% at Lees-McRae to 43% at Kansas Wesleyan.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lees-McRae$43.4K
Kansas Wesleyan$51.2K
Graduation rate
Lees-McRae62%
Kansas Wesleyan43%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Lees-McRaeGrowing+38%
  • Kansas WesleyanGrowing+238%
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