Quad

Head-to-head

Marywood
Ohio Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Ohio Wesleyan's grants cover 66% of its full price on average, vs. 50% at Marywood

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Marywood has 8 pts more first-gen students than Ohio Wesleyan (30% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Ohio Wesleyan is more diverse (index 0.48 vs. 0.40)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Ohio Wesleyan costs about $5.3K less per year on average than Marywood ($23,902 vs. $29,170, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Marywood graduates 7 pts more of its students than Ohio Wesleyan (71% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Marywood's yield is 4 pts higher than Ohio Wesleyan's

    Yield rate

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%, Marywood 61%; Marywood's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Marywood61%
Ohio Wesleyan56%
Quad's selectivity
  • MarywoodSelective
  • Ohio WesleyanSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Marywood
1060–1250
Ohio WesleyanTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MarywoodGPA and school record required
  • Ohio WesleyanGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Marywood is a bit larger than Ohio Wesleyan (1,784 vs. 1,516 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Marywood1.8K
Ohio Wesleyan1.5K
Pell Grant share
Marywood32%
Ohio Wesleyan28%

Majors and faculty

Architecture leads at Marywood, and Psychology at Ohio Wesleyan; Marywood has 11 students per faculty member to Ohio Wesleyan's 12.

Students per faculty member
Marywood11 to 1
Ohio Wesleyan12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MarywoodArchitecture10%
  • Ohio WesleyanPsychology, General9%

What each costs

Ohio Wesleyan costs about $5.3K less a year than Marywood on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Marywood$29.2K
Ohio Wesleyan$23.9K
Aid generosity
Marywood50%
Ohio Wesleyan66%

What each pays off

Marywood's former students earn more, a median $55.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Marywood$55.8K
Ohio Wesleyan$55.6K
Graduation rate
Marywood71%
Ohio Wesleyan64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MarywoodGrowing+101%
  • 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