South University-Savannah vs Wesleyan College

Metric	South University-Savannah	Wesleyan College
Undergraduate enrollment	270	400
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	—	59.1%
Average SAT	—	1,075
Median ACT	—	24
In-state tuition	$18,145	$27,650
Out-of-state tuition	$18,145	$27,650
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$28,743	$12,724
Median debt at graduation	$26,123	$24,094
Graduation rate	9.1%	44.5%
First-year retention	22.2%	76.0%
Median salary (10 yr)	$34,421	$44,317

Metric

South University-Savannah

Wesleyan College

Undergraduate enrollment

270

400

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

—

59.1%

Average SAT

—

1,075

Median ACT

—

In-state tuition

$18,145

$27,650

Out-of-state tuition

$18,145

$27,650

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$28,743

$12,724

Median debt at graduation

$26,123

$24,094

Graduation rate

9.1%

44.5%

First-year retention

22.2%

76.0%

Median salary (10 yr)

$34,421

$44,317

What the numbers say

Wesleyan College costs less after aid — $12,724 a year versus $28,743, a difference of $16,019 annually, or roughly $64,076 across four years.
Wesleyan College graduates report higher median earnings — $44,317 against $34,421 ten years after entry.
Wesleyan College graduates a larger share of its students — 44.5% versus 9.1%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Wesleyan College comes out ahead at 3.5× versus 1.2×.

Comparison tables are a starting point, not a decision. Three things matter more than anything in the table above:

Your real aid offer. Net price is an average across all income levels. Two students at the same school can pay amounts that differ by tens of thousands. Wait for actual award letters before ruling anything out on cost.
Your intended major. Earnings vary more between majors at one school than between schools for one major. A computer science graduate from the "lower earning" school here will likely out-earn a general studies graduate from the other.
Whether you will finish. Graduation rate is the metric most predictive of whether the money spent turns into a credential. Campus fit, support services, and commute all feed into it more than prestige does.

Visit before you commit

Both South University-Savannah and Wesleyan College run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.