Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    William Penn's yield is 24 pts higher than Averett's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Averett graduates 9 pts more of its students than William Penn (51% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Averett's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at William Penn

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    William Penn has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Averett (47% vs. 41%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Averett is more diverse (index 0.68 vs. 0.64)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Averett's SAT midpoint is 40 points higher than William Penn'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

William Penn admits 52%, Averett 57%; William Penn's yield is higher, at 42%.

Acceptance rate
Averett57%
William Penn52%
Quad's selectivity
  • AverettAccessible
  • William PennAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Averett
926–1143
William Penn
880–1110
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AverettGPA and school record required
  • William PennGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Averett and William Penn are about the same size; William Penn has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Averett1.2K
William Penn1.3K
Pell Grant share
Averett41%
William Penn47%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Averett, and Elementary Education and Teaching at William Penn.

Students per faculty member
Averett16 to 1
William Penn15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AverettRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse29%
  • William PennElementary Education and Teaching17%

What each costs

William Penn costs about $2.3K less a year than Averett on average; Averett's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Averett$25.9K
William Penn$23.6K
Aid generosity
Averett53%
William Penn46%

What each pays off

Averett's former students earn more, a median $51.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 51% at Averett to 41% at William Penn.

Median earnings, 10 years
Averett$51.5K
William Penn$48.9K
Graduation rate
Averett51%
William Penn41%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AverettGrowing+37%
  • William PennGrowing+28%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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