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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. Alaska Fairbanks has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. Missouri-St Louis (22% vs. 18%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    U. Alaska Fairbanks has 2 pts more first-gen students than U. Missouri-St Louis (40% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Missouri-St Louis is a bit larger (4,901 vs. 4,207)

    Undergrads

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
U. Alaska Fairbanks4.2K
U. Missouri-St Louis4.9K
Pell Grant share
U. Alaska Fairbanks22%
U. Missouri-St Louis18%
First-gen share
U. Alaska Fairbanks40%
U. Missouri-St Louis38%
Diversity index
U. Alaska Fairbanks0.66
U. Missouri-St Louis0.65

Who they are

Men
U. Alaska Fairbanks40%
U. Missouri-St Louis46%
Part-time students
U. Alaska Fairbanks41%
U. Missouri-St Louis23%
Students 25 and older
U. Alaska Fairbanks40%
U. Missouri-St Louis15%

Race & ethnicity

U. Alaska Fairbanks
U. Missouri-St Louis
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Alaska Fairbanks78%
U. Missouri-St Louis72%
First-years from other states
U. Alaska Fairbanks20%
U. Missouri-St Louis18%
First-years from abroad
U. Alaska Fairbanks2%
U. Missouri-St Louis10%
New transfer students this fall
U. Alaska Fairbanks367
U. Missouri-St Louis946
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Alaska Fairbanks29%
U. Missouri-St Louis66%

Campus

U. Alaska Fairbanks
Small cityNCAA D-II · Great Northwest Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
U. Missouri-St Louis
Large suburbNCAA D-II · Great Lakes Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

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.

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), 2025–26;University of Missouri-St Louis Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025About 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