Key differences on Students & campus

1
Troy has 6 pts more first-gen students than U. Southern Mississippi (39% vs. 33%)
First-generation students
2
U. Southern Mississippi has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Troy (46% vs. 43%)
Pell Grant recipients
3
Troy is more diverse (index 0.62 vs. 0.60)
Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads

Troy9.8K

U. Southern Mississippi10.1KLargest

Pell Grant share

Troy43%

U. Southern Mississippi46%Highest

First-gen share

Troy39%Highest

U. Southern Mississippi33%

Diversity index

Troy0.62Most

U. Southern Mississippi0.60

Who they are

Men

Troy36%

U. Southern Mississippi38%

Part-time students

Troy28%

U. Southern Mississippi14%

Students 25 and older

Troy34%

U. Southern Mississippi18%

Race & ethnicity

Troy

U. Southern Mississippi

White
Asian
Hispanic/Latino
Black
Two or more
International
Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state

Troy74%

U. Southern Mississippi66%

First-years from other states

Troy21%

U. Southern Mississippi23%

First-years from abroad

Troy5%

U. Southern Mississippi11%

New transfer students this fall

Troy952

U. Southern Mississippi1,408

Transfers, share of new undergraduates

Troy34%

U. Southern Mississippi45%

Campus

Troy

Remote townNCAA D-I FBS · Sun Belt ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

U. Southern Mississippi

Small cityNCAA D-I FBS · Sun Belt ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

Policy	Troy	U. Southern Mississippi
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression	–	Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)
Chosen name and pronouns on campus records	–	Chosen name and pronouns on campus records: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why