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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Wartburg has 4 pts more first-gen students than Northwestern (17% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Wartburg is a bit larger (1,452 vs. 1,175)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Northwestern has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Wartburg (25% vs. 22%)

    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
Wartburg1.5K
Northwestern1.2K
Pell Grant share
Wartburg22%
Northwestern25%
First-gen share
Wartburg17%
Northwestern13%
Diversity index
Wartburg0.34
Northwestern0.33

Who they are

Men
Wartburg55%
Northwestern48%
Part-time students
Wartburg3%
Northwestern10%
Students 25 and older
Wartburg1%
Northwestern9%

Race & ethnicity

Wartburg
Northwestern
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Wartburg67%
Northwestern54%
First-years from other states
Wartburg29%
Northwestern44%
First-years from abroad
Wartburg4%
Northwestern0%
New transfer students this fall
Wartburg40
Northwestern29
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Wartburg9%
Northwestern8%

Campus

Wartburg
Distant townNCAA D-III · American Rivers ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Northwestern
Distant townNAIA · Great Plains Athletic 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.

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