Quad

Head-to-head

Meredith
William Woods

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Meredith graduates 17 pts more of its students than William Woods (69% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Meredith's grants cover 56% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at William Woods

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Meredith grads earn $9.1K more ten years out than William Woods's ($51,539 vs. $42,401)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    William Woods has 8 pts more first-gen students than Meredith (30% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    William Woods's yield is 5 pts higher than Meredith's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    William Woods is more diverse (index 0.63 vs. 0.59)

    Diversity index

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%, Meredith 74%; William Woods's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
Meredith74%
William Woods71%
Quad's selectivity
  • MeredithSelective
  • William WoodsAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Meredith
1098–1348
William WoodsNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MeredithGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • William WoodsGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Meredith and William Woods are about the same size; Meredith has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Meredith1.2K
William Woods1.3K
Pell Grant share
Meredith36%
William Woods35%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Meredith, and Business Administration and Management at William Woods.

Students per faculty member
Meredith10 to 1
William Woods16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MeredithBiology/Biological Sciences, General14%
  • William WoodsBusiness Administration and Management, General33%

What each costs

Meredith costs about $2K less a year than William Woods on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Meredith$26.4K
William Woods$28.5K
Aid generosity
Meredith56%
William Woods44%

What each pays off

Meredith's former students earn more, a median $51.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Meredith$51.5K
William Woods$42.4K
Graduation rate
Meredith69%
William Woods52%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; William Woods got more selective while Meredith got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MeredithGrowing+10%
  • William WoodsGrowing+104%
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