Quad

Head-to-head

Lake Erie
Kansas Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Lake Erie graduates 3 pts more of its students than Kansas Wesleyan (46% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Kansas Wesleyan is more diverse (index 0.63 vs. 0.60)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Lake Erie's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Kansas Wesleyan

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Kansas Wesleyan has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Lake Erie (39% vs. 37%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Kansas Wesleyan is a bit larger (956 vs. 852)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Lake Erie's yield is 1 pts higher than Kansas Wesleyan'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

Lake Erie admits 70%, Kansas Wesleyan 72%; Lake Erie's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Lake Erie70%
Kansas Wesleyan72%
Quad's selectivity
  • Lake ErieAccessible
  • Kansas WesleyanAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Lake ErieTest-blind
Kansas WesleyanTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Lake ErieGPA and school record required
  • Kansas WesleyanGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Kansas Wesleyan is a bit larger than Lake Erie (956 vs. 852 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lake Erie852
Kansas Wesleyan956
Pell Grant share
Lake Erie37%
Kansas Wesleyan39%

Majors and faculty

Early Childhood Education and Teaching leads at Lake Erie, and Business Administration and Management at Kansas Wesleyan.

Students per faculty member
Lake Erie12 to 1
Kansas Wesleyan16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Lake ErieEarly Childhood Education and Teaching18%
  • Kansas WesleyanBusiness Administration and Management, General22%

What each costs

Lake Erie and Kansas Wesleyan cost about the same a year on average; Lake Erie's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lake Erie$24.4K
Kansas Wesleyan$23.7K
Aid generosity
Lake Erie53%
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 46% at Lake Erie to 43% at Kansas Wesleyan.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lake Erie$50.4K
Kansas Wesleyan$51.2K
Graduation rate
Lake Erie46%
Kansas Wesleyan43%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Kansas Wesleyan got less selective while Lake Erie held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Lake ErieGrowing+54%
  • 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