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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Bluefield has 6 pts more first-gen students than Briar Cliff (43% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Briar Cliff has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Bluefield (53% vs. 51%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Briar Cliff is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.60)

    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
Briar Cliff624
Bluefield614
Pell Grant share
Briar Cliff53%
Bluefield51%
First-gen share
Briar Cliff36%
Bluefield43%
Diversity index
Briar Cliff0.61
Bluefield0.60

Who they are

Men
Briar Cliff54%
Bluefield56%
Part-time students
Briar Cliff10%
Bluefield10%
Students 25 and older
Briar Cliff11%
Bluefield15%

Race & ethnicity

Briar Cliff
Bluefield
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Briar Cliff32%
Bluefield52%
First-years from other states
Briar Cliff53%
Bluefield26%
First-years from abroad
Briar Cliff15%
Bluefield2%
New transfer students this fall
Briar Cliff74
Bluefield61
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Briar Cliff34%
Bluefield28%

Campus

Briar Cliff
Small cityNAIA · Great Plains Athletic ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Bluefield
Distant townNAIA · Appalachian Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad

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