Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern Nazarene graduates 20 pts more of its students than Texas Wesleyan (61% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Texas Wesleyan has 10 pts more first-gen students than Southern Nazarene (48% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Texas Wesleyan is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.69)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Texas Wesleyan's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 50% at Southern Nazarene

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Southern Nazarene costs about $2.9K less per year on average than Texas Wesleyan ($22,982 vs. $25,864, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Texas Wesleyan is a bit larger (1,741 vs. 1,455)

    Undergrads

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

Texas Wesleyan admits 69%; Southern Nazarene doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Texas Wesleyan69%
Southern NazareneNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Texas WesleyanOpen
  • Southern NazareneNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Texas Wesleyan
1020–1100
Southern NazareneNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Texas WesleyanGPA and school record required
  • Southern NazareneNot reported

Who's on each campus

Texas Wesleyan is a bit larger than Southern Nazarene (1,741 vs. 1,455 undergrads); Southern Nazarene has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Texas Wesleyan1.7K
Southern Nazarene1.5K
Pell Grant share
Texas Wesleyan45%
Southern Nazarene47%

Majors and faculty

Management Science leads at Texas Wesleyan, and Business Administration and Management at Southern Nazarene.

Students per faculty member
Texas Wesleyan12 to 1
Southern Nazarene15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Texas WesleyanManagement Science11%
  • Southern NazareneBusiness Administration and Management, General18%

What each costs

Southern Nazarene costs about $2.9K less a year than Texas Wesleyan on average; Texas Wesleyan's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Texas Wesleyan$25.9K
Southern Nazarene$23K
Aid generosity
Texas Wesleyan54%
Southern Nazarene50%

What each pays off

Southern Nazarene's former students earn more, a median $55K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 61% at Southern Nazarene to 41% at Texas Wesleyan.

Median earnings, 10 years
Texas Wesleyan$54.1K
Southern Nazarene$55K
Graduation rate
Texas Wesleyan41%
Southern Nazarene61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Texas Wesleyan, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Texas WesleyanGrowing+171%
  • Southern NazareneNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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