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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Gordon is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.54)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Gordon has 5 pts more first-gen students than U. Puget Sound (17% vs. 12%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Gordon has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. Puget Sound (21% vs. 17%)

    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
Gordon1.3K
U. Puget Sound1.6K
Pell Grant share
Gordon21%
U. Puget Sound17%
First-gen share
Gordon17%
U. Puget Sound12%
Diversity index
Gordon0.60
U. Puget Sound0.54

Who they are

Men
Gordon42%
U. Puget Sound44%
Part-time students
Gordon3%
U. Puget Sound1%
Students 25 and older
Gordon2%
U. Puget Sound2%

Race & ethnicity

Gordon
U. Puget Sound
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Gordon39%
U. Puget Sound33%
First-years from other states
Gordon59%
U. Puget Sound67%
First-years from abroad
Gordon1%
U. Puget Sound1%
New transfer students this fall
Gordon70
U. Puget Sound65
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Gordon17%
U. Puget Sound13%

Campus

Gordon
Rural, near a cityNCAA D-III · Conference of New EnglandROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
U. Puget Sound
Midsize cityNCAA D-III · Northwest ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

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