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

Who they are

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

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

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

Campus

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