Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Oklahoma Christian's yield is 27 pts higher than Wilkes's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Wilkes has 17 pts more first-gen students than Oklahoma Christian (35% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Wilkes grads earn $14.3K more ten years out than Oklahoma Christian's ($63,454 vs. $49,203)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Oklahoma Christian costs about $10.2K less per year on average than Wilkes ($23,467 vs. $33,617, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Wilkes graduates 6 pts more of its students than Oklahoma Christian (61% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Oklahoma Christian is more diverse (index 0.58 vs. 0.53)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Wilkes admits 91%, Oklahoma Christian 97%; Oklahoma Christian's yield is higher, at 36%.

Acceptance rate
Wilkes91%
Oklahoma Christian97%
Quad's selectivity
  • WilkesOpen
  • Oklahoma ChristianOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Wilkes
1020–1250
Oklahoma Christian
1010–1270
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WilkesGPA, school record, and rank required
  • Oklahoma ChristianGPA required

Who's on each campus

Wilkes and Oklahoma Christian are about the same size; Wilkes has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Wilkes2K
Oklahoma Christian1.9K
Pell Grant share
Wilkes34%
Oklahoma Christian33%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Wilkes has 13 students per faculty member to Oklahoma Christian's 19.

Students per faculty member
Wilkes13 to 1
Oklahoma Christian19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WilkesRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%
  • Oklahoma ChristianRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse29%

What each costs

Oklahoma Christian costs about $10.2K less a year than Wilkes on average; Wilkes's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Wilkes$33.6K
Oklahoma Christian$23.5K
Aid generosity
Wilkes46%
Oklahoma Christian41%

What each pays off

Wilkes's former students earn more, a median $63.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Wilkes$63.5K
Oklahoma Christian$49.2K
Graduation rate
Wilkes61%
Oklahoma Christian55%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Wilkes but fell at Oklahoma Christian; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WilkesGrowing+172%
  • Oklahoma ChristianShrinking−45%
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

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