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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Mount St. Joseph has 14 pts more first-gen students than Alma (38% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Mount St. Joseph is more diverse (index 0.45 vs. 0.39)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Mount St. Joseph has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Alma (30% vs. 27%)

    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
Alma1.1K
Mount St. Joseph1.1K
Pell Grant share
Alma27%
Mount St. Joseph30%
First-gen share
Alma24%
Mount St. Joseph38%
Diversity index
Alma0.39
Mount St. Joseph0.45

Who they are

Men
Alma47%
Mount St. Joseph46%
Part-time students
Alma2%
Mount St. Joseph4%
Students 25 and older
Alma2%
Mount St. Joseph5%

Race & ethnicity

Alma
Mount St. Joseph
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Alma81%
Mount St. Joseph69%
First-years from other states
Alma11%
Mount St. Joseph31%
First-years from abroad
Alma0%
Mount St. Joseph0%
New transfer students this fall
Alma31
Mount St. Joseph58
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Alma10%
Mount St. Joseph16%

Campus

Alma
Distant townNCAA D-III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationROTCStudy abroad
Mount St. Joseph
Large suburbNCAA D-III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic 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