Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 21:10     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t Denison have by far the strongest endowment out of of these 4?

If I were to guess, perhaps you were thinking of Grinnell?


Yes; thanks.
Grinnell
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 20:39     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Anonymous wrote:Maybe these colleges will have a reality check and reduce tuition and get rid of the bloat on their payrolls. None of those 4 schools are worth anywhere near 90k a year.


Davidson offers very strong work opportunities, scholarships, grants, etc
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 20:33     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Look at the course offerings for departments you want to study in.

That quickly changed my kid’s perspective on the difference between Wesleyan and Davidson.



How so?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 20:33     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Anonymous wrote:Look at the course offerings for departments you want to study in.

That quickly changed my kid’s perspective on the difference between Wesleyan and Davidson.



How do?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 20:01     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Anonymous wrote:Maybe these colleges will have a reality check and reduce tuition and get rid of the bloat on their payrolls. None of those 4 schools are worth anywhere near 90k a year.


The delusion runs strong in this one
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 17:59     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t Denison have by far the strongest endowment out of of these 4?

If I were to guess, perhaps you were thinking of Grinnell?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 17:21     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Maybe these colleges will have a reality check and reduce tuition and get rid of the bloat on their payrolls. None of those 4 schools are worth anywhere near 90k a year.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 16:12     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Anonymous wrote:Overall endowments:

Middlebury: $1.6B
Wesleyan: $1.57B
Davidson: $1.4B
Denison: $1B


Of course those numbers are likely much lower after the Trump bloodbath over the last two days.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 16:03     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t Denison have by far the strongest endowment out of of these 4?


It’s endowment per student that matters. Based on the latest data, Davidson leads the pack by quite a bit. Davidson has about $650k/per student, Middlebury and Denison both have around $450k and Wesleyan has about $400k.


That data is a bit old.
Denison is about $432K
Midd is about $590K
Davidson is about $722K
Wes is now $516K

All of these schools have deep pockets compared to most schools.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 15:54     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
All are great options. IMO - no one is better than others. Go with your gut.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 15:52     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Anonymous wrote:Overall endowments:

Middlebury: $1.6B
Wesleyan: $1.57B
Davidson: $1.4B
Denison: $1B


Less after today thanks to the tariffs.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 15:42     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Overall endowments:

Middlebury: $1.6B
Wesleyan: $1.57B
Davidson: $1.4B
Denison: $1B
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 13:41     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t Denison have by far the strongest endowment out of of these 4?


It’s endowment per student that matters. Based on the latest data, Davidson leads the pack by quite a bit. Davidson has about $650k/per student, Middlebury and Denison both have around $450k and Wesleyan has about $400k.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 13:28     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Anonymous wrote:I think they are close to equal for “elite ness” though older people may not know Denison. It’s more of an up and comer than the others.

As for fun, I think it depends on what you’re into. I’d visit and choose on gut feeling. There’s no wrong or right answer.


Lol. I have only heard of Denison because my grandfather went there
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 13:19     Subject: Denison vs Wesleyan vs Davidson vs Middlebury
Doesn’t Denison have by far the strongest endowment out of of these 4?