Quad

Head-to-head

Mount St. Joseph
Ohio Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mount St. Joseph has 16 pts more first-gen students than Ohio Wesleyan (38% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Mount St. Joseph's yield is 12 pts higher than Ohio Wesleyan's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Ohio Wesleyan graduates 11 pts more of its students than Mount St. Joseph (64% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Ohio Wesleyan's grants cover 66% of its full price on average, vs. 58% at Mount St. Joseph

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Mount St. Joseph costs about $3.1K less per year on average than Ohio Wesleyan ($20,793 vs. $23,902, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Ohio Wesleyan grads earn $4.1K more ten years out than Mount St. Joseph's ($55,624 vs. $51,509)

    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

Ohio Wesleyan admits 56%, Mount St. Joseph 59%; Mount St. Joseph's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
Mount St. Joseph59%
Ohio Wesleyan56%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mount St. JosephAccessible
  • Ohio WesleyanSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Mount St. Joseph
930–1140
Ohio WesleyanTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mount St. JosephGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Ohio WesleyanGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Ohio Wesleyan is a bit larger than Mount St. Joseph (1,516 vs. 1,129 undergrads); Mount St. Joseph has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mount St. Joseph1.1K
Ohio Wesleyan1.5K
Pell Grant share
Mount St. Joseph30%
Ohio Wesleyan28%

Majors and faculty

Special Education and Teaching leads at Mount St. Joseph, and Psychology at Ohio Wesleyan; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Mount St. Joseph12 to 1
Ohio Wesleyan12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mount St. JosephSpecial Education and Teaching, General10%
  • Ohio WesleyanPsychology, General9%

What each costs

Mount St. Joseph costs about $3.1K less a year than Ohio Wesleyan on average; Ohio Wesleyan's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Mount St. Joseph$20.8K
Ohio Wesleyan$23.9K
Aid generosity
Mount St. Joseph58%
Ohio Wesleyan66%

What each pays off

Ohio Wesleyan's former students earn more, a median $55.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mount St. Joseph$51.5K
Ohio Wesleyan$55.6K
Graduation rate
Mount St. Joseph53%
Ohio Wesleyan64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Mount St. JosephGrowing+106%
  • Ohio WesleyanGrowing+54%
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