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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Shenandoah has 6 pts more first-gen students than Palm Beach Atlantic (28% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Palm Beach Atlantic has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Shenandoah (23% vs. 19%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Palm Beach Atlantic is a bit larger (2,603 vs. 2,116)

    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
Palm Beach Atlantic2.6K
Shenandoah2.1K
Pell Grant share
Palm Beach Atlantic23%
Shenandoah19%
First-gen share
Palm Beach Atlantic22%
Shenandoah28%
Diversity index
Palm Beach Atlantic0.61
Shenandoah0.60

Who they are

Men
Palm Beach Atlantic33%
Shenandoah42%
Part-time students
Palm Beach Atlantic5%
Shenandoah3%
Students 25 and older
Palm Beach Atlantic6%
Shenandoah7%

Race & ethnicity

Palm Beach Atlantic
Shenandoah
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Palm Beach Atlantic48%
Shenandoah61%
First-years from other states
Palm Beach Atlantic49%
Shenandoah38%
First-years from abroad
Palm Beach Atlantic2%
Shenandoah1%
New transfer students this fall
Palm Beach Atlantic173
Shenandoah111
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Palm Beach Atlantic17%
Shenandoah17%

Campus

Palm Beach Atlantic
Midsize cityNCAA D-II · Sunshine State ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Shenandoah
Small cityNCAA D-III · Old Dominion Athletic ConferenceStudy 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