Quad

Head-to-head

Huston-Tillotson
William Penn

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    William Penn's grants cover 46% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Huston-Tillotson

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    William Penn's yield is 19 pts higher than Huston-Tillotson's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Huston-Tillotson has 14 pts more Pell recipients than William Penn (61% vs. 47%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    William Penn is more diverse (index 0.64 vs. 0.57)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    William Penn grads earn $6K more ten years out than Huston-Tillotson's ($48,936 vs. $42,937)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Huston-Tillotson has 5 pts more first-gen students than William Penn (43% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students

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

Huston-Tillotson admits 39%, William Penn 52%; William Penn's yield is higher, at 42%.

Acceptance rate
Huston-Tillotson39%
William Penn52%
Quad's selectivity
  • Huston-TillotsonSelective
  • William PennAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Huston-Tillotson
800–1160
William Penn
880–1110
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Huston-TillotsonSchool record required
  • William PennGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

William Penn is a bit larger than Huston-Tillotson (1,301 vs. 1,005 undergrads); Huston-Tillotson has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Huston-Tillotson1K
William Penn1.3K
Pell Grant share
Huston-Tillotson61%
William Penn47%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Huston-Tillotson, and Elementary Education and Teaching at William Penn.

Students per faculty member
Huston-Tillotson14 to 1
William Penn15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Huston-TillotsonBusiness Administration and Management, General27%
  • William PennElementary Education and Teaching17%

What each costs

Huston-Tillotson costs about $2.8K less a year than William Penn on average; William Penn's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Huston-Tillotson$20.8K
William Penn$23.6K
Aid generosity
Huston-Tillotson19%
William Penn46%

What each pays off

William Penn's former students earn more, a median $48.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 43% at Huston-Tillotson to 41% at William Penn.

Median earnings, 10 years
Huston-Tillotson$42.9K
William Penn$48.9K
Graduation rate
Huston-Tillotson43%
William Penn41%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Huston-TillotsonGrowing+56%
  • William PennGrowing+28%
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