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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    St. Mary's College of Maryland has 8 pts more first-gen students than Virginia Military Institute (23% vs. 15%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    St. Mary's College of Maryland has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Virginia Military Institute (21% vs. 16%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    St. Mary's College of Maryland is a bit larger (1,603 vs. 1,527)

    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
Virginia Military Institute1.5K
Pell Grant share
St. Mary's College of Maryland21%
Virginia Military Institute16%
First-gen share
St. Mary's College of Maryland23%
Virginia Military Institute15%
Diversity index
St. Mary's College of Maryland0.50
Virginia Military Institute0.50

Who they are

Men
St. Mary's College of Maryland40%
Virginia Military Institute86%
Part-time students
St. Mary's College of Maryland2%
Virginia Military Institute0%
Students 25 and older
St. Mary's College of Maryland2%
Virginia Military Institute0%

Race & ethnicity

St. Mary's College of Maryland
Virginia Military Institute
  • 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%
Virginia Military Institute64%
First-years from other states
St. Mary's College of Maryland13%
Virginia Military Institute35%
First-years from abroad
St. Mary's College of Maryland0%
Virginia Military Institute1%
New transfer students this fall
St. Mary's College of Maryland69
Virginia Military Institute28
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
St. Mary's College of Maryland15%
Virginia Military Institute6%

Campus

St. Mary's College of Maryland
Rural, near a cityNCAA D-III · United East ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Virginia Military Institute
Distant townFirst-years live on campusNCAA D-I FCS · Southern ConferenceROTCStudy 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