Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Knox graduates 28 pts more of its students than Virginia Wesleyan (76% vs. 48%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Knox's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 56% at Virginia Wesleyan

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Knox grads earn $4.7K more ten years out than Virginia Wesleyan's ($54,820 vs. $50,074)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Virginia Wesleyan costs about $2.9K less per year on average than Knox ($23,150 vs. $26,094, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Knox has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Virginia Wesleyan (31% vs. 27%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Virginia Wesleyan has 3 pts more first-gen students than Knox (31% vs. 28%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.