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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Lindenwood has 7 pts more first-gen students than Florida Southern (35% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Lindenwood has 1.7× as many undergrads as Florida Southern

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Lindenwood is more diverse (index 0.57 vs. 0.55)

    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
Florida Southern2.7K
Lindenwood4.4K
Pell Grant share
Florida Southern28%
Lindenwood30%
First-gen share
Florida Southern28%
Lindenwood35%
Diversity index
Florida Southern0.55
Lindenwood0.57

Who they are

Men
Florida Southern35%
Lindenwood39%
Part-time students
Florida Southern2%
Lindenwood11%
Students 25 and older
Florida Southern4%
Lindenwood18%

Race & ethnicity

Florida Southern
Lindenwood
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Florida Southern60%
Lindenwood59%
First-years from other states
Florida Southern38%
Lindenwood35%
First-years from abroad
Florida Southern2%
Lindenwood6%
New transfer students this fall
Florida Southern110
Lindenwood693
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Florida Southern13%
Lindenwood52%

Campus

Florida Southern
Midsize cityNCAA D-II · Sunshine State ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Lindenwood
Small cityNCAA D-I FCS · 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), 2025–26;Lindenwood University 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