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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Lake Superior State has 10 pts more first-gen students than St. Mary's College of Maryland (33% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Lake Superior State has 5 pts more Pell recipients than St. Mary's College of Maryland (27% vs. 21%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    St. Mary's College of Maryland is a bit larger (1,603 vs. 1,325)

    Undergrads

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
St. Mary's College of Maryland1.6K
Lake Superior State1.3K
Pell Grant share
St. Mary's College of Maryland21%
Lake Superior State27%
First-gen share
St. Mary's College of Maryland23%
Lake Superior State33%
Diversity index
St. Mary's College of Maryland0.50
Lake Superior State0.49

Who they are

Men
St. Mary's College of Maryland40%
Lake Superior State46%
Part-time students
St. Mary's College of Maryland2%
Lake Superior State13%
Students 25 and older
St. Mary's College of Maryland2%
Lake Superior State12%

Race & ethnicity

St. Mary's College of Maryland
Lake Superior State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
St. Mary's College of Maryland87%
Lake Superior State87%
First-years from other states
St. Mary's College of Maryland13%
Lake Superior State4%
First-years from abroad
St. Mary's College of Maryland0%
Lake Superior State9%
New transfer students this fall
St. Mary's College of Maryland69
Lake Superior State122
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
St. Mary's College of Maryland15%
Lake Superior State33%

Campus

St. Mary's College of Maryland
Rural, near a cityNCAA D-III · United East ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Lake Superior State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate 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