Match #1
Houghton College
Houghton, NY
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate89%
- 753 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Remote
- Enrollment 863 students, close to 1,149
- Acceptance rate 79%, close to 71%
The colleges most similar to Roberts Wesleyan College are Houghton College, University of Valley Forge, and Cairn University-Langhorne. Roberts Wesleyan College admits 71% of applicants and has an average net price of $23,239 a year; 2 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 5 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Roberts Wesleyan College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Roberts Wesleyan College
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Match #2
University of Valley Forge
Phoenixville, PA
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate61%
- 471 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 39%, close to 39%
- Acceptance rate 61%, close to 71%
Match #3
Cairn University-Langhorne
Langhorne, PA
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate88%
- 775 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 775 students, close to 1,149
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Gordon College
Wenham, MA
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate69%
- 1,278 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 1,278 students, close to 1,149
- Acceptance rate 69%, close to 71%
Match #5
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate56%
- 1,569 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 1,569 students, close to 1,149
- Average net price $24,806, close to $23,239
Match #6
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate64%
- 492 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 64%, close to 71%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Clarks Summit University
Clarks Summit, PA
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate58%
- 467 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate79%
- 2,259 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 79%, close to 71%
- Average net price $25,955, close to $23,239
Match #9
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn, PA
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate83%
- 244 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Average net price $20,714, close to $23,239
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Profile closeness44/100
Admit rate81%
- 3,554 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Roberts Wesleyan College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Roberts Wesleyan College?
The closest matches to Roberts Wesleyan College are Houghton College, University of Valley Forge, Cairn University-Langhorne, Gordon College, and Lancaster Bible College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Roberts Wesleyan College hard to get into?
Roberts Wesleyan College admitted 71% of its 1,340 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 5 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Roberts Wesleyan College alternatives cost less?
2 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Roberts Wesleyan College ($23,239 a year), including Bryn Athyn College of the New Church ($20,714) and Houghton College ($21,959). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
