Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern Wesleyan's yield is 13 pts higher than King's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    King grads earn $12.1K more ten years out than Southern Wesleyan's ($59,831 vs. $47,756)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    King has 12 pts more first-gen students than Southern Wesleyan (51% vs. 39%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    King graduates 11 pts more of its students than Southern Wesleyan (66% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    King's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Southern Wesleyan

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Southern Wesleyan is more diverse (index 0.49 vs. 0.45)

    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

Southern Wesleyan admits 100%, King 100%; Southern Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 33%.

Acceptance rate
King100%
Southern Wesleyan100%
Quad's selectivity
  • KingOpen
  • Southern WesleyanOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
KingTest-blind
Southern Wesleyan
1040–1210
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • KingGPA and school record required
  • Southern WesleyanGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

King is a bit larger than Southern Wesleyan (908 vs. 747 undergrads); Southern Wesleyan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
King908
Southern Wesleyan747
Pell Grant share
King42%
Southern Wesleyan43%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at King, and Business Administration and Management at Southern Wesleyan.

Students per faculty member
King11 to 1
Southern Wesleyan10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • KingRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse15%
  • Southern WesleyanBusiness Administration and Management, General24%

What each costs

Southern Wesleyan costs about $1.7K less a year than King on average; King's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
King$24.1K
Southern Wesleyan$22.4K
Aid generosity
King52%
Southern Wesleyan47%

What each pays off

King's former students earn more, a median $59.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
King$59.8K
Southern Wesleyan$47.8K
Graduation rate
King66%
Southern Wesleyan55%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • KingShrinking−22%
  • Southern WesleyanShrinking−48%
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