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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Dakota State has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Western Colorado (17% vs. 12%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Dakota State is a bit larger (2,071 vs. 1,586)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Dakota State has 3 pts more first-gen students than Western Colorado (28% vs. 25%)

    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
Western Colorado1.6K
Dakota State2.1K
Pell Grant share
Western Colorado12%
Dakota State17%
First-gen share
Western Colorado25%
Dakota State28%
Diversity index
Western Colorado0.41
Dakota State0.44

Who they are

Men
Western Colorado57%
Dakota State64%
Part-time students
Western Colorado10%
Dakota State23%
Students 25 and older
Western Colorado7%
Dakota State19%

Race & ethnicity

Western Colorado
Dakota State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Western Colorado62%
Dakota State58%
First-years from other states
Western Colorado38%
Dakota State22%
First-years from abroad
Western Colorado0%
Dakota State20%
New transfer students this fall
Western Colorado97
Dakota State269
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Western Colorado21%
Dakota State41%

Campus

Western Colorado
Remote townNCAA D-II · Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad
Dakota State
Distant townNAIA · Frontier 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.

PolicyWestern ColoradoDakota State
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression–Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: 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