Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Wilberforce's grants cover 78% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Dillard

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Wilberforce costs about $18.3K less per year on average than Dillard ($5,533 vs. $23,802, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Dillard is more diverse (index 0.23 vs. 0.01)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Dillard graduates 17 pts more of its students than Wilberforce (49% vs. 32%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Wilberforce has 11 pts more first-gen students than Dillard (47% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Wilberforce has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Dillard (74% vs. 70%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Wilberforce admits 41%, Dillard 42%; Wilberforce's yield is higher, at 8%.

Acceptance rate
Wilberforce41%
Dillard42%
Quad's selectivity
  • WilberforceSelective
  • DillardSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
WilberforceNot reported
Dillard
968–1202
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WilberforceGPA required
  • DillardRigor, GPA, and tests very important15%

Who's on each campus

Dillard is a bit larger than Wilberforce (1,063 vs. 822 undergrads); Wilberforce has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Wilberforce822
Dillard1.1K
Pell Grant share
Wilberforce74%
Dillard70%

Majors and faculty

Organizational Leadership leads at Wilberforce, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Dillard; Wilberforce has 12 students per faculty member to Dillard's 14.

Students per faculty member
Wilberforce12 to 1
Dillard14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WilberforceOrganizational Leadership25%
  • DillardBiology/Biological Sciences, General11%

What each costs

Wilberforce costs about $18.3K less a year than Dillard on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Wilberforce$5.5K
Dillard$23.8K
Aid generosity
Wilberforce78%
Dillard42%

What each pays off

Dillard's former students earn more, a median $39.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 49% at Dillard to 32% at Wilberforce.

Median earnings, 10 years
Wilberforce$38.3K
Dillard$39.2K
Graduation rate
Wilberforce32%
Dillard49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WilberforceGrowing+394%
  • DillardGrowing+24%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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