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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Golden Gate has 1.9× as many undergrads as Rush

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Golden Gate has 5 pts more first-gen students than Rush (53% vs. 47%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Golden Gate is more diverse (index 0.79 vs. 0.75)

    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
Rush138
Golden Gate259
Pell Grant share
Rush37%
Golden Gate36%
First-gen share
Rush47%
Golden Gate53%
Diversity index
Rush0.75
Golden Gate0.79

Who they are

Men
Rush25%
Golden Gate65%
Part-time students
Rush40%
Golden Gate47%
Students 25 and older
Rush62%
Golden Gate78%

Race & ethnicity

Rush
Golden Gate
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
RushNot reported
Golden GateNot reported
First-years from other states
RushNot reported
Golden GateNot reported
First-years from abroad
RushNot reported
Golden GateNot reported
New transfer students this fall
Rush66
Golden Gate74
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Rush100%
Golden Gate100%

Campus

Rush
Large cityNo college housing
Golden Gate
Large cityNo college housing

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