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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Piedmont has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Shorter (42% vs. 38%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Shorter is more diverse (index 0.59 vs. 0.55)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Shorter has 4 pts more first-gen students than Piedmont (35% 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
Piedmont1.1K
Shorter1K
Pell Grant share
Piedmont42%
Shorter38%
First-gen share
Piedmont31%
Shorter35%
Diversity index
Piedmont0.55
Shorter0.59

Who they are

Men
Piedmont34%
Shorter51%
Part-time students
Piedmont5%
Shorter5%
Students 25 and older
Piedmont15%
Shorter11%

Race & ethnicity

Piedmont
Shorter
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Piedmont82%
Shorter85%
First-years from other states
Piedmont17%
Shorter9%
First-years from abroad
Piedmont1%
Shorter1%
New transfer students this fall
Piedmont97
Shorter115
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Piedmont29%
Shorter28%

Campus

Piedmont
Distant townNCAA D-III · Collegiate Conference of the SouthStudy abroad
Shorter
Small cityNCAA D-II · Gulf South ConferenceStudy abroad

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.

PolicyPiedmontShorter
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expressionNondiscrimination 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