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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    California State University-East Bay has 14 pts more first-gen students than Metropolitan State (51% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    California State University-East Bay has 1.7× as many undergrads as Metropolitan State

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Metropolitan State has 3 pts more Pell recipients than California State University-East Bay (48% vs. 44%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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
California State University-East Bay9.8K
Metropolitan State5.6K
Pell Grant share
California State University-East Bay44%
Metropolitan State48%
First-gen share
California State University-East Bay51%
Metropolitan State37%
Diversity index
California State University-East Bay0.75
Metropolitan State0.73

Who they are

Men
California State University-East Bay41%
Metropolitan State43%
Part-time students
California State University-East Bay23%
Metropolitan State48%
Students 25 and older
California State University-East Bay38%
Metropolitan State54%

Race & ethnicity

California State University-East Bay
Metropolitan State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
California State University-East Bay95%
Metropolitan State99%
First-years from other states
California State University-East Bay1%
Metropolitan State1%
First-years from abroad
California State University-East Bay4%
Metropolitan State0%
New transfer students this fall
California State University-East Bay2,011
Metropolitan State1,668
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
California State University-East Bay72%
Metropolitan State86%

Campus

California State University-East Bay
Large suburbNCAA D-II · California Collegiate Athletic AssociationStudy abroadUndergrad research
Metropolitan State
Large cityNo college housingStudy 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), 2025–26About 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