Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Warner Pacific graduates 22 pts more of its students than Southwestern Christian (47% vs. 25%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Warner Pacific grads earn $14.8K more ten years out than Southwestern Christian's ($55,204 vs. $40,391)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Warner Pacific has 6 pts more first-gen students than Southwestern Christian (47% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Southwestern Christian costs about $3.7K less per year on average than Warner Pacific ($22,270 vs. $25,942, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Southwestern Christian's grants cover 36% of its full price on average, vs. 32% at Warner Pacific

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Warner Pacific has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Southwestern Christian (48% vs. 47%)

    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

Warner Pacific admits 71%; Southwestern Christian doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Southwestern ChristianNot reported
Warner Pacific71%
Quad's selectivity
  • Southwestern ChristianNot rated
  • Warner PacificSelective
SAT middle 50%
Southwestern ChristianNot reported
Warner PacificTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Southwestern ChristianNot reported
  • Warner PacificGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Southwestern Christian and Warner Pacific are about the same size; Warner Pacific has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Southwestern Christian377
Warner Pacific375
Pell Grant share
Southwestern Christian47%
Warner Pacific48%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at Southwestern Christian, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Warner Pacific.

Students per faculty member
Southwestern Christian13 to 1
Warner Pacific14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Southwestern ChristianExercise Science and Kinesiology42%
  • Warner PacificRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse44%

What each costs

Southwestern Christian costs about $3.7K less a year than Warner Pacific on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Southwestern Christian$22.3K
Warner Pacific$25.9K
Aid generosity
Southwestern Christian36%
Warner Pacific32%

What each pays off

Warner Pacific's former students earn more, a median $55.2K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Southwestern Christian$40.4K
Warner Pacific$55.2K
Graduation rate
Southwestern Christian25%
Warner Pacific47%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Warner Pacific, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Southwestern ChristianNot reported
  • Warner PacificShrinking−68%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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