Quad

Head-to-head

Warren Wilson
Johnson

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Warren Wilson's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Johnson

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Johnson graduates 18 pts more of its students than Warren Wilson (65% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Johnson's yield is 14 pts higher than Warren Wilson's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Johnson is more diverse (index 0.47 vs. 0.40)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Johnson has 5 pts more first-gen students than Warren Wilson (25% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Johnson grads earn $4.3K more ten years out than Warren Wilson's ($40,596 vs. $36,260)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Johnson admits 65%, Warren Wilson 71%; Johnson's yield is higher, at 32%.

Acceptance rate
Warren Wilson71%
Johnson65%
Quad's selectivity
  • Warren WilsonAccessible
  • JohnsonAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Warren WilsonNot reported
Johnson
960–1110
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Warren WilsonGPA and school record required
  • JohnsonGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Warren Wilson and Johnson are about the same size; Warren Wilson has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Warren Wilson707
Johnson743
Pell Grant share
Warren Wilson40%
Johnson39%

Majors and faculty

Sociology and Anthropology leads at Warren Wilson, and Business Administration and Management at Johnson; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Warren Wilson12 to 1
Johnson12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Warren WilsonSociology and Anthropology11%
  • JohnsonBusiness Administration and Management, General26%

What each costs

Johnson costs about $2.7K less a year than Warren Wilson on average; Warren Wilson's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Warren Wilson$26.1K
Johnson$23.4K
Aid generosity
Warren Wilson54%
Johnson33%

What each pays off

Johnson's former students earn more, a median $40.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 65% at Johnson to 47% at Warren Wilson.

Median earnings, 10 years
Warren Wilson$36.3K
Johnson$40.6K
Graduation rate
Warren Wilson47%
Johnson65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Johnson got less selective while Warren Wilson held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Warren WilsonGrowing+16%
  • JohnsonGrowing+66%
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