Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Illinois Wesleyan grads earn $12.6K more ten years out than U. Dallas's ($70,871 vs. $58,285)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Illinois Wesleyan graduates 11 pts more of its students than U. Dallas (82% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Dallas's yield is 8 pts higher than Illinois Wesleyan's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    U. Dallas is more diverse (index 0.62 vs. 0.56)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Illinois Wesleyan admits 39% vs. 53% at U. Dallas

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    U. Dallas's SAT midpoint is 33 points higher than Illinois Wesleyan's

    SAT midpoint

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

Illinois Wesleyan admits 39%, U. Dallas 53%; U. Dallas's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
U. Dallas53%
Illinois Wesleyan39%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. DallasSelective
  • Illinois WesleyanVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Dallas
1155–1375
Illinois Wesleyan
1120–1340
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. DallasRigor, GPA, and tests very important68%
  • Illinois WesleyanRigor and GPA very important

Who's on each campus

Illinois Wesleyan is a bit larger than U. Dallas (1,582 vs. 1,403 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 26%.

Undergrads
U. Dallas1.4K
Illinois Wesleyan1.6K
Pell Grant share
U. Dallas26%
Illinois Wesleyan26%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. Dallas, and Business/Commerce at Illinois Wesleyan.

Students per faculty member
U. Dallas11 to 1
Illinois Wesleyan12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. DallasBusiness Administration and Management, General24%
  • Illinois WesleyanBusiness/Commerce, General12%

What each costs

Illinois Wesleyan costs about $1.7K less a year than U. Dallas on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Dallas$30.7K
Illinois Wesleyan$29K
Aid generosity
U. Dallas56%
Illinois Wesleyan59%

What each pays off

Illinois Wesleyan's former students earn more, a median $70.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Dallas$58.3K
Illinois Wesleyan$70.9K
Graduation rate
U. Dallas71%
Illinois Wesleyan82%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. DallasGrowing+156%
  • Illinois WesleyanGrowing+179%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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