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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Grand Valley State has 2.5× as many undergrads as Idaho State

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Idaho State has 9 pts more first-gen students than Grand Valley State (36% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Idaho State is more diverse (index 0.48 vs. 0.43)

    Diversity index

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
Grand Valley State18.9K
Idaho State7.6K
Pell Grant share
Grand Valley State29%
Idaho State28%
First-gen share
Grand Valley State27%
Idaho State36%
Diversity index
Grand Valley State0.43
Idaho State0.48

Who they are

Men
Grand Valley State40%
Idaho State41%
Part-time students
Grand Valley State9%
Idaho State18%
Students 25 and older
Grand Valley State7%
Idaho State19%

Race & ethnicity

Grand Valley State
Idaho State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Grand Valley State92%
Idaho State84%
First-years from other states
Grand Valley State8%
Idaho State8%
First-years from abroad
Grand Valley State1%
Idaho State0%
New transfer students this fall
Grand Valley State1,196
Idaho State690
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Grand Valley State22%
Idaho State28%

Campus

Grand Valley State
Town near a cityNCAA D-II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Idaho State
Small cityNCAA D-I FCS · Big Sky 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