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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    McKendree has 9 pts more first-gen students than Mount St. Mary's (33% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Mount St. Mary's is more diverse (index 0.70 vs. 0.66)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    McKendree has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Mount St. Mary's (34% vs. 31%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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
McKendree1.8K
Mount St. Mary's1.8K
Pell Grant share
McKendree34%
Mount St. Mary's31%
First-gen share
McKendree33%
Mount St. Mary's23%
Diversity index
McKendree0.66
Mount St. Mary's0.70

Who they are

Men
McKendree46%
Mount St. Mary's50%
Part-time students
McKendree7%
Mount St. Mary's5%
Students 25 and older
McKendree13%
Mount St. Mary's6%

Race & ethnicity

McKendree
Mount St. Mary's
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
McKendree58%
Mount St. Mary's56%
First-years from other states
McKendree25%
Mount St. Mary's39%
First-years from abroad
McKendree13%
Mount St. Mary's3%
New transfer students this fall
McKendree300
Mount St. Mary's85
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
McKendree42%
Mount St. Mary's13%

Campus

McKendree
Large suburbNCAA D-II · Great Lakes Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Mount St. Mary's
Rural, distantNCAA D-I · Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy 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.

PolicyMcKendreeMount St. Mary's
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