Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Wheaton's yield is 17 pts higher than Ursinus's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Wheaton graduates 15 pts more of its students than Ursinus (88% vs. 73%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Ursinus's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Wheaton

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Ursinus grads earn $10K more ten years out than Wheaton's ($73,721 vs. $63,756)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Wheaton's SAT midpoint is 72 points higher than Ursinus's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Wheaton is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.47)

    Diversity index

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

Wheaton admits 87%, Ursinus 92%; Wheaton's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Ursinus92%
Wheaton87%
Quad's selectivity
  • UrsinusAccessible
  • WheatonSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Ursinus
1200–1385
Wheaton
1260–1470
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • UrsinusGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • WheatonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Wheaton is a bit larger than Ursinus (2,121 vs. 1,491 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Ursinus1.5K
Wheaton2.1K
Pell Grant share
Ursinus20%
Wheaton22%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Ursinus, and Business/Managerial Economics at Wheaton; both have 10 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Ursinus10 to 1
Wheaton10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • UrsinusBiology/Biological Sciences, General15%
  • WheatonBusiness/Managerial Economics12%

What each costs

Ursinus and Wheaton cost about the same a year on average; Ursinus's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Ursinus$32.8K
Wheaton$32.3K
Aid generosity
Ursinus58%
Wheaton46%

What each pays off

Ursinus's former students earn more, a median $73.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Ursinus$73.7K
Wheaton$63.8K
Graduation rate
Ursinus73%
Wheaton88%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Ursinus but held steady at Wheaton; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • UrsinusGrowing+24%
  • WheatonSteady+1%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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