Quad

Head-to-head

Union
College of Wooster

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Union's yield is 19 pts higher than College of Wooster's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Union has 18 pts more first-gen students than College of Wooster (33% vs. 14%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    College of Wooster's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Union

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    College of Wooster graduates 12 pts more of its students than Union (76% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    College of Wooster's SAT midpoint is 65 points higher than Union's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    College of Wooster grads earn $5.6K more ten years out than Union's ($59,629 vs. $53,990)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

College of Wooster admits 60%, Union 60%; Union's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Union60%
College of Wooster60%
Quad's selectivity
  • UnionSelective
  • College of WoosterSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Union
1160–1390
College of Wooster
1220–1460
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • UnionGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • College of WoosterGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Union and College of Wooster are about the same size; Union has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Union1.6K
College of Wooster1.7K
Pell Grant share
Union25%
College of Wooster21%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Union, and Computer Science at College of Wooster; Union has 9 students per faculty member to College of Wooster's 10.

Students per faculty member
Union9 to 1
College of Wooster10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • UnionRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%
  • College of WoosterComputer Science9%

What each costs

College of Wooster costs about $1K less a year than Union on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Union$29.2K
College of Wooster$28.1K
Aid generosity
Union51%
College of Wooster63%

What each pays off

College of Wooster's former students earn more, a median $59.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Union$54K
College of Wooster$59.6K
Graduation rate
Union64%
College of Wooster76%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at both; Union got more selective while College of Wooster held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • UnionSteady−1%
  • College of WoosterSteady0%
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 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