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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has 5 pts more Pell recipients than U. Colorado Colorado Springs (33% vs. 27%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    U. Colorado Colorado Springs is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.55)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    U. Colorado Colorado Springs has 1 pts more first-gen students than Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (31% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students

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. Colorado Colorado Springs8.7K
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville8.8K
Pell Grant share
U. Colorado Colorado Springs27%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville33%
First-gen share
U. Colorado Colorado Springs31%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville31%
Diversity index
U. Colorado Colorado Springs0.60
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville0.55

Who they are

Men
U. Colorado Colorado Springs47%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville42%
Part-time students
U. Colorado Colorado Springs18%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville15%
Students 25 and older
U. Colorado Colorado Springs22%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville12%

Race & ethnicity

U. Colorado Colorado Springs
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Colorado Colorado Springs83%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville75%
First-years from other states
U. Colorado Colorado Springs16%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville16%
First-years from abroad
U. Colorado Colorado Springs0%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville9%
New transfer students this fall
U. Colorado Colorado Springs829
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville966
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Colorado Colorado Springs34%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville38%

Campus

U. Colorado Colorado Springs
Large cityNCAA D-II · Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Large suburbNCAA D-I · Ohio 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), 2025–26About 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