Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Tennessee Wesleyan's yield is 19 pts higher than Thiel's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Tennessee Wesleyan graduates 12 pts more of its students than Thiel (56% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Tennessee Wesleyan has 10 pts more first-gen students than Thiel (41% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $7.4K less per year on average than Thiel ($18,388 vs. $25,796, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Tennessee Wesleyan is more diverse (index 0.44 vs. 0.36)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Thiel grads earn $3.7K more ten years out than Tennessee Wesleyan's ($49,714 vs. $45,989)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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%, Thiel 72%; Tennessee Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Tennessee Wesleyan69%
Thiel72%
Quad's selectivity
  • Tennessee WesleyanAccessible
  • ThielAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 15–36
Tennessee Wesleyan
19–23
ThielTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Tennessee WesleyanRigor, GPA, and tests very important42%
  • ThielGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Tennessee Wesleyan and Thiel are about the same size; Thiel has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Tennessee Wesleyan846
Thiel788
Pell Grant share
Tennessee Wesleyan39%
Thiel41%

Majors and faculty

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

Students per faculty member
Tennessee Wesleyan12 to 1
Thiel12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Tennessee WesleyanRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse30%
  • ThielBusiness Administration and Management, General26%

What each costs

Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $7.4K less a year than Thiel on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Tennessee Wesleyan$18.4K
Thiel$25.8K
Aid generosity
Tennessee Wesleyan57%
Thiel54%

What each pays off

Thiel's former students earn more, a median $49.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Tennessee Wesleyan to 44% at Thiel.

Median earnings, 10 years
Tennessee Wesleyan$46K
Thiel$49.7K
Graduation rate
Tennessee Wesleyan56%
Thiel44%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • Tennessee WesleyanShrinking−12%
  • ThielGrowing+18%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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