Quad

Head-to-head

North Carolina Wesleyan
Woodbury

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    North Carolina Wesleyan costs about $22.6K less per year on average than Woodbury ($19,278 vs. $41,859, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    North Carolina Wesleyan's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 35% at Woodbury

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Woodbury grads earn $19.8K more ten years out than North Carolina Wesleyan's ($65,668 vs. $45,873)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    North Carolina Wesleyan's yield is 12 pts higher than Woodbury's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    North Carolina Wesleyan has 1.6× as many undergrads as Woodbury

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    North Carolina Wesleyan has 6 pts more first-gen students than Woodbury (47% vs. 41%)

    First-generation 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

North Carolina Wesleyan admits 80%, Woodbury 82%; North Carolina Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
North Carolina Wesleyan80%
Woodbury82%
Quad's selectivity
  • North Carolina WesleyanAccessible
  • WoodburyAccessible
SAT middle 50%
North Carolina WesleyanTest-blind
WoodburyTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • North Carolina WesleyanGPA required
  • WoodburyGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

North Carolina Wesleyan has 1.6× as many undergrads as Woodbury and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
North Carolina Wesleyan1.2K
Woodbury779
Pell Grant share
North Carolina Wesleyan50%
Woodbury46%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at North Carolina Wesleyan, and Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology at Woodbury.

Students per faculty member
North Carolina Wesleyan13 to 1
Woodbury13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • North Carolina WesleyanBusiness Administration and Management, General26%
  • WoodburyArchitectural and Building Sciences/Technology48%

What each costs

North Carolina Wesleyan costs about $22.6K less a year than Woodbury on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
North Carolina Wesleyan$19.3K
Woodbury$41.9K
Aid generosity
North Carolina Wesleyan62%
Woodbury35%

What each pays off

Woodbury's former students earn more, a median $65.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
North Carolina Wesleyan$45.9K
Woodbury$65.7K
Graduation rate
North Carolina Wesleyan66%
Woodbury64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Woodbury but fell at North Carolina Wesleyan; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • North Carolina WesleyanShrinking−31%
  • WoodburyGrowingsince fall 2015+92%
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