Quad

Head-to-head

Wheeling
Beloit

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Beloit graduates 21 pts more of its students than Wheeling (74% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Beloit's grants cover 65% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at Wheeling

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Wheeling has 17 pts more first-gen students than Beloit (37% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Beloit has 1.6× as many undergrads as Wheeling

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Wheeling grads earn $4.7K more ten years out than Beloit's ($57,949 vs. $53,260)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Wheeling has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Beloit (32% vs. 30%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Beloit admits 63%, Wheeling 63%; Wheeling's yield is higher, at 10%.

Acceptance rate
Wheeling63%
Beloit63%
Quad's selectivity
  • WheelingAccessible
  • BeloitSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
WheelingTest-blind
Beloit
1200–1430
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WheelingGPA required
  • BeloitGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Beloit has 1.6× as many undergrads as Wheeling; Wheeling has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Wheeling589
Beloit926
Pell Grant share
Wheeling32%
Beloit30%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Wheeling, and Psychology at Beloit; Beloit has 12 students per faculty member to Wheeling's 15.

Students per faculty member
Wheeling15 to 1
Beloit12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WheelingBusiness Administration and Management, General29%
  • BeloitPsychology, General10%

What each costs

Wheeling costs about $1.2K less a year than Beloit on average; Beloit's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Wheeling$23.6K
Beloit$24.8K
Aid generosity
Wheeling48%
Beloit65%

What each pays off

Wheeling's former students earn more, a median $57.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 74% at Beloit to 53% at Wheeling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Wheeling$57.9K
Beloit$53.3K
Graduation rate
Wheeling53%
Beloit74%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Beloit got more selective while Wheeling held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WheelingGrowing+93%
  • BeloitGrowing+69%
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