Side-by-Side Comparison of Kansas Wesleyan University

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	University of the Ozarks	Bethany College	Central Christian College of Kansas	Kansas Wesleyan University	McPherson College	University of Saint Mary
Overview
Location	Clarksville, Arkansas	Lindsborg, Kansas	McPherson, Kansas	Salina, Kansas	McPherson, Kansas	Leavenworth, Kansas
Campus setting	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4	Non Traditional	Semester	4-1-4	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	61.0%	38.0%	50.0%	57.0%	66.0%	52.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	No	No
Religious affiliation	Presbyterian	Evangelical	Methodism	Methodism	Anabaptists	Catholic
Admission
Acceptance rate	55.4%	71.9%	39.3%	67.6%	84.6%	80.9%
Application fees				Undergraduate: $20 Graduate: $30		Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25
SAT range	950 - 1130	810 - 1015	890 - 1120	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACT range	18 - 23	17 - 23	17 - 22	N/A	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	15.0%	14.0%	30.0%
Students submitting ACT score	78.0%	43.0%	63.0%
Total number of applicants	1,918	2,627	834	1,740	884	1,805
Total number of admissions given out	1,062	1,888	328	1,177	748	1,461
Admitted students who chose to enroll	201	256	139	254	271	242
Yield rate	18.9%	13.6%	42.4%	21.6%	36.2%	16.6%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	N/A	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	N/A	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	N/A	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required	N/A	Required	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$36,350	$51,560	$35,758	$42,764	$50,234	$44,190
Average net price	$15,779	$26,732	$15,009	$23,803	$24,693	$23,801
Tuition	$24,950	$29,200	$19,600	$31,020	$31,396	$30,580
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $3,700 Meal plan: $4,300	Room/dormitory: $7,375 Meal plan: $5,600	Room/dormitory: $4,500 Meal plan: $3,500	$10,300	Room/dormitory: $3,850 Meal plan: $5,082	Room/dormitory: $4,325 Meal plan: $4,390
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	98.0% Average amount $18,996	100.0% Average amount $22,305	99.0% Average amount $16,474	100.0% Average amount $19,109	100.0% Average amount $20,222	99.0% Average amount $19,936
Students receiving federal student loan	56.0% Average amount $4,751	90.0% Average amount $5,285	72.0% Average amount $5,548	82.0% Average amount $5,626	81.0% Average amount $5,328	96.0% Average amount $5,064
Students taking out private loans	41.0% Average amount $3,813	12.0% Average amount $13,614	10.0% Average amount $9,544	14.0% Average amount $12,330	7.0% Average amount $12,570	11.0% Average amount $11,369
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	784 Men 47.2% Women 52.8%	737 Men 57.7% Women 42.3%	554 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%	760 Men 57.1% Women 42.9%	830 Men 67.1% Women 32.9%	858 Men 50.0% Women 50.0%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A	16 Men 93.8% Women 6.2%	52 Men 65.4% Women 34.6%	12 Men 25.0% Women 75.0%	422 Men 36.0% Women 64.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	39.3%	67.2%	N/A	50.4%	N/A	60.6%
International students	29.1%	4.8%	1.4%	1.2%	7.0%	0.6%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	614	712	294	506	662	360
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Arkansas Texas Oklahoma Missouri Louisiana	Kansas Texas Oklahoma California Florida	N/A	Kansas Texas California Oklahoma Colorado	N/A	Kansas Missouri Texas California Colorado
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education Psychology Business	Business Education Law Enforcement and Firefighting Visual & Performing Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Law Enforcement and Firefighting Business Liberal Arts Psychology Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Business Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting Education Physical Science	Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education Health Professions	Health Professions Business Psychology Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	14:1	16:1	12:1	14:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	48.8%	30.4%	21.5%	39.2%	52.6%	46.7%
Dropout rate	17.7%	69.6%	76.8%	9.5%	47.4%	13.3%
Transferred out	33.0%	N/A	1.6%	51.3%	N/A	40.0%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,416 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,319 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,090 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,141 Year 3: N/A Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,708 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,338 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $53,234 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,462 Year 2: $38,669 Year 3: $47,688 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,941 Year 3: $23,480 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,328 Year 2: $21,234 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,813 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $53,529 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,652 Year 2: $36,560 Year 3: $36,526 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,762 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,935 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,087 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,145 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,202 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $67,712 Year 2: $68,101 Year 3: $70,710 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $70,356 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,076 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $69,179 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,444 Year 2: $61,764 Year 3: $66,624 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,984 Year 3: $59,211 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,904 Year 2: $40,896 Year 3: $33,995 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,138 Year 3: $30,738 Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $40,281 Year 3: N/A Marketing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $50,439 Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Kansas Wesleyan University

University of the Ozarks

Bethany College

Central Christian College of Kansas

Kansas Wesleyan University

McPherson College

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