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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Wayne State has 7 pts more first-gen students than Bemidji State (34% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Bemidji State has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Wayne State (28% vs. 26%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Wayne State is more diverse (index 0.41 vs. 0.39)

    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
Bemidji State3.1K
Wayne State3K
Pell Grant share
Bemidji State28%
Wayne State26%
First-gen share
Bemidji State27%
Wayne State34%
Diversity index
Bemidji State0.39
Wayne State0.41

Who they are

Men
Bemidji State39%
Wayne State43%
Part-time students
Bemidji State27%
Wayne State7%
Students 25 and older
Bemidji State28%
Wayne State7%

Race & ethnicity

Bemidji State
Wayne State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Bemidji State85%
Wayne State80%
First-years from other states
Bemidji State14%
Wayne State14%
First-years from abroad
Bemidji State0%
Wayne State6%
New transfer students this fall
Bemidji State549
Wayne State198
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Bemidji State52%
Wayne State20%

Campus

Bemidji State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceStudy abroad
Wayne State
Distant townNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceStudy 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