Franklin vs Wabash
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): the top 55% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F.Franklin CollegeFranklin, INCompass Score: Good · Top 45%A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F.Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, INCompass Score: Excellent · Top 15%
At a glance
- Wabash has the higher graduation rate: 77% against 60% at Franklin.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Wabash: $69,952, against $55,376 at Franklin.
- Franklin admits 70% of applicants, and Wabash admits 63%.
Scores
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): the top 55% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F. Top 45%
A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F. Top 15%
Academic Excellence
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): the top 55% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F. Top 38%
AAcademic Excellence: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F. Top 9%
Value
B-Value: Good (grade B-): the top 75% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F.
BValue: Good (grade B): the top 55% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F. Top 48%
The college
Category
Liberal arts colleges
Liberal arts colleges
Location
Franklin, IN
Crawfordsville, IN
Setting
Suburb
Town
Students
966
845
Sports
NCAA Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference
Admission
Admission rate
70%
63%
Average SAT
1145
1180
ACT middle 50%
20–26
23–28
Outcomes
Graduation rate
60%
77%
First-year retention
73%
93%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$55,376
$69,952
Median debt
$27,000
$27,000
Cost
Average price after aid
$22,855
$24,336
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$14,790
$16,586
$30,001–$48,000
$15,822
$13,526
$48,001–$75,000
$20,093
$18,175
$75,001–$110,000
$23,439
$18,681
Over $110,000
$30,316
$30,511
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Finance $84,829
- Business (general) $84,491
- Business administration $77,821
- Sociology $58,827
- Kinesiology and exercise science $54,636
- Economics $87,372
- Political science $74,061
- Religious studies $69,988
- Writing and rhetoric $65,605
- Biology $62,653
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The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.