Quad

Head-to-head

Southern Virginia
Southern Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern Wesleyan has 22 pts more first-gen students than Southern Virginia (39% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Southern Wesleyan's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Southern Virginia

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Southern Wesleyan's yield is 12 pts higher than Southern Virginia's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Southern Wesleyan graduates 7 pts more of its students than Southern Virginia (55% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Southern Wesleyan is more diverse (index 0.49 vs. 0.45)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Southern Virginia is a bit larger (936 vs. 747)

    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

Southern Virginia admits 96%, Southern Wesleyan 100%; Southern Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 33%.

Acceptance rate
Southern Virginia96%
Southern Wesleyan100%
Quad's selectivity
  • Southern VirginiaOpen
  • Southern WesleyanOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Southern VirginiaTest-blind
Southern Wesleyan
1040–1210
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Southern VirginiaGPA and school record required
  • Southern WesleyanGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Southern Virginia is a bit larger than Southern Wesleyan (936 vs. 747 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Southern Virginia936
Southern Wesleyan747
Pell Grant share
Southern Virginia45%
Southern Wesleyan43%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Southern Virginia, and Business Administration and Management at Southern Wesleyan.

Students per faculty member
Southern Virginia14 to 1
Southern Wesleyan10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Southern VirginiaBusiness/Commerce, General23%
  • Southern WesleyanBusiness Administration and Management, General24%

What each costs

Southern Wesleyan costs about $2K less a year than Southern Virginia on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Southern Virginia$24.4K
Southern Wesleyan$22.4K
Aid generosity
Southern Virginia29%
Southern Wesleyan47%

What each pays off

Southern Virginia's former students earn more, a median $50K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Southern Virginia$50K
Southern Wesleyan$47.8K
Graduation rate
Southern Virginia48%
Southern Wesleyan55%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Southern VirginiaShrinking−13%
  • Southern WesleyanShrinking−48%
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