Quad

Head-to-head

Ohio Wesleyan
Saint Vincent

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Vincent graduates 10 pts more of its students than Ohio Wesleyan (74% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Ohio Wesleyan's grants cover 66% of its full price on average, vs. 57% at Saint Vincent

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Saint Vincent's yield is 8 pts higher than Ohio Wesleyan's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Ohio Wesleyan is more diverse (index 0.48 vs. 0.42)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Saint Vincent has 5 pts more first-gen students than Ohio Wesleyan (27% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Saint Vincent grads earn $4.4K more ten years out than Ohio Wesleyan's ($59,982 vs. $55,624)

    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%, Saint Vincent 62%; Saint Vincent's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Ohio Wesleyan56%
Saint Vincent62%
Quad's selectivity
  • Ohio WesleyanSelective
  • Saint VincentSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Ohio WesleyanTest-blind
Saint Vincent
1020–1230
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Ohio WesleyanGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Saint VincentGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Ohio Wesleyan is a bit larger than Saint Vincent (1,516 vs. 1,259 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Ohio Wesleyan1.5K
Saint Vincent1.3K
Pell Grant share
Ohio Wesleyan28%
Saint Vincent27%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at both; Saint Vincent has 11 students per faculty member to Ohio Wesleyan's 12.

Students per faculty member
Ohio Wesleyan12 to 1
Saint Vincent11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Ohio WesleyanPsychology, General9%
  • Saint VincentPsychology, General7%

What each costs

Ohio Wesleyan costs about $1.3K less a year than Saint Vincent on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Ohio Wesleyan$23.9K
Saint Vincent$25.2K
Aid generosity
Ohio Wesleyan66%
Saint Vincent57%

What each pays off

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

Median earnings, 10 years
Ohio Wesleyan$55.6K
Saint Vincent$60K
Graduation rate
Ohio Wesleyan64%
Saint Vincent74%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Ohio WesleyanGrowing+54%
  • Saint VincentGrowing+38%
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