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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Cleveland State is more diverse (index 0.64 vs. 0.59)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    U. Louisiana at Lafayette is a bit larger (12,428 vs. 8,969)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    U. Louisiana at Lafayette has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Cleveland State (42% vs. 41%)

    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
U. Louisiana at Lafayette12.4K
Cleveland State9K
Pell Grant share
U. Louisiana at Lafayette42%
Cleveland State41%
First-gen share
U. Louisiana at Lafayette38%
Cleveland State38%
Diversity index
U. Louisiana at Lafayette0.59
Cleveland State0.64

Who they are

Men
U. Louisiana at Lafayette41%
Cleveland State46%
Part-time students
U. Louisiana at Lafayette10%
Cleveland State17%
Students 25 and older
U. Louisiana at Lafayette11%
Cleveland State19%

Race & ethnicity

U. Louisiana at Lafayette
Cleveland State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Louisiana at Lafayette96%
Cleveland State94%
First-years from other states
U. Louisiana at Lafayette3%
Cleveland State6%
First-years from abroad
U. Louisiana at Lafayette1%
Cleveland State0%
New transfer students this fall
U. Louisiana at Lafayette605
Cleveland State1,078
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Louisiana at Lafayette16%
Cleveland State41%

Campus

U. Louisiana at Lafayette
Midsize cityNCAA D-I FBS · Sun Belt ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Cleveland State
Large cityNCAA D-I · Horizon LeagueROTCStudy 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