Quad

Head-to-head

Johnson
Tennessee Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Tennessee Wesleyan's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Johnson

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Tennessee Wesleyan has 16 pts more first-gen students than Johnson (41% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Johnson graduates 9 pts more of its students than Tennessee Wesleyan (65% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $5.1K less per year on average than Johnson ($18,388 vs. $23,441, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Tennessee Wesleyan grads earn $5.4K more ten years out than Johnson's ($45,989 vs. $40,596)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Johnson is more diverse (index 0.47 vs. 0.44)

    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

Johnson admits 65%, Tennessee Wesleyan 69%; Johnson's yield is higher, at 32%.

Acceptance rate
Johnson65%
Tennessee Wesleyan69%
Quad's selectivity
  • JohnsonAccessible
  • Tennessee WesleyanAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Johnson
960–1110
Tennessee WesleyanNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • JohnsonGPA and school record required
  • Tennessee WesleyanRigor, GPA, and tests very important42%

Who's on each campus

Tennessee Wesleyan is a bit larger than Johnson (846 vs. 743 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 39%.

Undergrads
Johnson743
Tennessee Wesleyan846
Pell Grant share
Johnson39%
Tennessee Wesleyan39%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Johnson, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Tennessee Wesleyan; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Johnson12 to 1
Tennessee Wesleyan12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • JohnsonBusiness Administration and Management, General26%
  • Tennessee WesleyanRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse30%

What each costs

Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $5.1K less a year than Johnson on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Johnson$23.4K
Tennessee Wesleyan$18.4K
Aid generosity
Johnson33%
Tennessee Wesleyan57%

What each pays off

Tennessee Wesleyan's former students earn more, a median $46K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Johnson$40.6K
Tennessee Wesleyan$46K
Graduation rate
Johnson65%
Tennessee Wesleyan56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Johnson but fell at Tennessee Wesleyan; Johnson got less selective while Tennessee Wesleyan held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • JohnsonGrowing+66%
  • Tennessee WesleyanShrinking−12%
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;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020About 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