Quad

Head-to-head

Wayland Baptist
Texas Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Wayland Baptist's yield is 18 pts higher than Texas Wesleyan's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Texas Wesleyan's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 41% at Wayland Baptist

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Wayland Baptist graduates 6 pts more of its students than Texas Wesleyan (47% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Wayland Baptist costs about $4.2K less per year on average than Texas Wesleyan ($21,713 vs. $25,864, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Wayland Baptist is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.74)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Wayland Baptist admits 56% vs. 69% at Texas Wesleyan

    Acceptance rate

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

Wayland Baptist admits 56%, Texas Wesleyan 69%; Wayland Baptist's yield is higher, at 32%.

Acceptance rate
Wayland Baptist56%
Texas Wesleyan69%
Quad's selectivity
  • Wayland BaptistAccessible
  • Texas WesleyanOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Wayland BaptistTest-blind
Texas Wesleyan
1020–1100
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Wayland BaptistGPA and school record required
  • Texas WesleyanGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Wayland Baptist is a bit larger than Texas Wesleyan (2,041 vs. 1,741 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Wayland Baptist2K
Texas Wesleyan1.7K
Pell Grant share
Wayland Baptist46%
Texas Wesleyan45%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Wayland Baptist, and Management Science at Texas Wesleyan.

Students per faculty member
Wayland Baptist10 to 1
Texas Wesleyan12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Wayland BaptistBusiness Administration and Management, General30%
  • Texas WesleyanManagement Science11%

What each costs

Wayland Baptist costs about $4.2K less a year than Texas Wesleyan on average; Texas Wesleyan's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Wayland Baptist$21.7K
Texas Wesleyan$25.9K
Aid generosity
Wayland Baptist41%
Texas Wesleyan54%

What each pays off

Texas Wesleyan's former students earn more, a median $54.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 47% at Wayland Baptist to 41% at Texas Wesleyan.

Median earnings, 10 years
Wayland Baptist$51.8K
Texas Wesleyan$54.1K
Graduation rate
Wayland Baptist47%
Texas Wesleyan41%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Wayland Baptist got more selective while Texas Wesleyan got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Wayland BaptistGrowing+265%
  • Texas WesleyanGrowing+171%
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