Quad

Head-to-head

College of Wooster
DePauw

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    DePauw grads earn $10.9K more ten years out than College of Wooster's ($70,527 vs. $59,629)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    DePauw graduates 6 pts more of its students than College of Wooster (81% vs. 76%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    College of Wooster's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 57% at DePauw

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    College of Wooster costs about $3.5K less per year on average than DePauw ($28,128 vs. $31,668, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    College of Wooster has 5 pts more Pell recipients than DePauw (21% vs. 16%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    College of Wooster's SAT midpoint is 35 points higher than DePauw's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

DePauw admits 57%, College of Wooster 60%; DePauw's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
College of Wooster60%
DePauw57%
Quad's selectivity
  • College of WoosterSelective
  • DePauwVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
College of Wooster
1220–1460
DePauw
1200–1410
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • College of WoosterGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • DePauwGPA and school record required69%

Who's on each campus

DePauw is a bit larger than College of Wooster (1,905 vs. 1,730 undergrads); College of Wooster has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
College of Wooster1.7K
DePauw1.9K
Pell Grant share
College of Wooster21%
DePauw16%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at College of Wooster, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at DePauw; both have 10 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
College of Wooster10 to 1
DePauw10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • College of WoosterComputer Science9%
  • DePauwEconometrics and Quantitative Economics12%

What each costs

College of Wooster costs about $3.5K less a year than DePauw on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
College of Wooster$28.1K
DePauw$31.7K
Aid generosity
College of Wooster63%
DePauw57%

What each pays off

DePauw's former students earn more, a median $70.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
College of Wooster$59.6K
DePauw$70.5K
Graduation rate
College of Wooster76%
DePauw81%

How each has changed

Applications grew at DePauw but held steady at College of Wooster; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • College of WoosterSteady0%
  • DePauwGrowing+26%
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 2018;DePauw University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022About 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