Quad

Head-to-head

Defiance
Methodist

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Defiance's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 11% at Methodist

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Methodist's yield is 36 pts higher than Defiance's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Methodist grads earn $20.4K more ten years out than Defiance's ($69,800 vs. $49,351)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Methodist graduates 19 pts more of its students than Defiance (67% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Defiance costs about $13.9K less per year on average than Methodist ($28,575 vs. $42,463, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Defiance has 2.0× as many undergrads as Methodist

    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

Methodist admits 39%, Defiance 48%; Methodist's yield is higher, at 57%.

Acceptance rate
Defiance48%
Methodist39%
Quad's selectivity
  • DefianceAccessible
  • MethodistAccessible
SAT middle 50%
DefianceTest-blind
MethodistNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • DefianceGPA and school record required
  • MethodistGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Defiance is twice Methodist's size; Methodist has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Defiance499
Methodist245
Pell Grant share
Defiance50%
Methodist51%

Majors and faculty

Social Work leads at Defiance, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Methodist; Methodist has 5 students per faculty member to Defiance's 11.

Students per faculty member
Defiance11 to 1
Methodist5 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • DefianceSocial Work15%
  • MethodistRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse84%

What each costs

Defiance costs about $13.9K less a year than Methodist on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Defiance$28.6K
Methodist$42.5K
Aid generosity
Defiance48%
Methodist11%

What each pays off

Methodist's former students earn more, a median $69.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 67% at Methodist to 48% at Defiance.

Median earnings, 10 years
Defiance$49.4K
Methodist$69.8K
Graduation rate
Defiance48%
Methodist67%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Defiance, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • DefianceSteady+5%
  • MethodistNot enough data
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