Quad

Head-to-head

Tennessee Wesleyan
Warren Wilson

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Tennessee Wesleyan has 21 pts more first-gen students than Warren Wilson (41% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Tennessee Wesleyan's yield is 12 pts higher than Warren Wilson's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $7.7K less per year on average than Warren Wilson ($18,388 vs. $26,093, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Tennessee Wesleyan grads earn $9.7K more ten years out than Warren Wilson's ($45,989 vs. $36,260)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Tennessee Wesleyan graduates 9 pts more of its students than Warren Wilson (56% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Tennessee Wesleyan is more diverse (index 0.44 vs. 0.40)

    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

Tennessee Wesleyan admits 69%, Warren Wilson 71%; Tennessee Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Tennessee Wesleyan69%
Warren Wilson71%
Quad's selectivity
  • Tennessee WesleyanAccessible
  • Warren WilsonAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 15–36
Tennessee Wesleyan
19–23
Warren Wilson
25–29
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Tennessee WesleyanRigor, GPA, and tests very important42%
  • Warren WilsonGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Tennessee Wesleyan is a bit larger than Warren Wilson (846 vs. 707 undergrads); Warren Wilson has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Tennessee Wesleyan846
Warren Wilson707
Pell Grant share
Tennessee Wesleyan39%
Warren Wilson40%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Tennessee Wesleyan, and Sociology and Anthropology at Warren Wilson; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Tennessee Wesleyan12 to 1
Warren Wilson12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Tennessee WesleyanRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse30%
  • Warren WilsonSociology and Anthropology11%

What each costs

Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $7.7K less a year than Warren Wilson on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Tennessee Wesleyan$18.4K
Warren Wilson$26.1K
Aid generosity
Tennessee Wesleyan57%
Warren Wilson54%

What each pays off

Tennessee Wesleyan's former students earn more, a median $46K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Tennessee Wesleyan to 47% at Warren Wilson.

Median earnings, 10 years
Tennessee Wesleyan$46K
Warren Wilson$36.3K
Graduation rate
Tennessee Wesleyan56%
Warren Wilson47%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Warren Wilson but fell at Tennessee Wesleyan; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Tennessee WesleyanShrinking−12%
  • Warren WilsonGrowing+16%
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;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020;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