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Buena Vista
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Buena Vista has 1.6× as many undergrads as Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Saint Mary-of-the-Woods has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Buena Vista (50% vs. 44%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Saint Mary-of-the-Woods has 4 pts more first-gen students than Buena Vista (40% vs. 35%)

    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
Buena Vista1.4K
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods853
Pell Grant share
Buena Vista44%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods50%
First-gen share
Buena Vista35%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods40%
Diversity index
Buena Vista0.37
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods0.35

Who they are

Men
Buena Vista37%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods31%
Part-time students
Buena Vista13%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods9%
Students 25 and older
Buena Vista30%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods28%

Race & ethnicity

Buena Vista
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Buena Vista71%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods76%
First-years from other states
Buena Vista29%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods21%
First-years from abroad
Buena Vista0%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods3%
New transfer students this fall
Buena Vista165
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods86
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Buena Vista43%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods32%

Campus

Buena Vista
Remote townNCAA D-III · American Rivers ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Rural, near a cityNAIA · River StatesROTCStudy 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.

PolicyBuena VistaSaint Mary-of-the-Woods
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