Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Westminster grads earn $19.6K more ten years out than Milligan's ($66,215 vs. $46,641)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Milligan's yield is 13 pts higher than Westminster's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Milligan costs about $5.4K less per year on average than Westminster ($21,806 vs. $27,173, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Westminster is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.47)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Milligan's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 53% at Westminster

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Milligan has 5 pts more first-gen students than Westminster (32% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students

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

Westminster admits 65%, Milligan 72%; Milligan's yield is higher, at 28%.

Acceptance rate
Milligan72%
Westminster65%
Quad's selectivity
  • MilliganSelective
  • WestminsterSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Milligan
1133–1268
Westminster
1070–1310
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MilliganGPA and school record required
  • WestminsterRigor and GPA important63%

Who's on each campus

Milligan and Westminster are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 24%.

Undergrads
Milligan818
Westminster838
Pell Grant share
Milligan24%
Westminster24%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Milligan, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Westminster.

Students per faculty member
Milligan10 to 1
Westminster8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MilliganBusiness Administration and Management, General20%
  • WestminsterRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse22%

What each costs

Milligan costs about $5.4K less a year than Westminster on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Milligan$21.8K
Westminster$27.2K
Aid generosity
Milligan59%
Westminster53%

What each pays off

Westminster's former students earn more, a median $66.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Milligan$46.6K
Westminster$66.2K
Graduation rate
Milligan65%
Westminster68%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Westminster got more selective while Milligan got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MilliganGrowingsince fall 2015+79%
  • WestminsterGrowing+63%
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