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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Louisiana Tech has 7 pts more first-gen students than Minnesota State University-Mankato (31% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Minnesota State University-Mankato is a bit larger (11,703 vs. 8,312)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Minnesota State University-Mankato is more diverse (index 0.48 vs. 0.45)

    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
Minnesota State University-Mankato11.7K
Louisiana Tech8.3K
Pell Grant share
Minnesota State University-Mankato21%
Louisiana Tech22%
First-gen share
Minnesota State University-Mankato24%
Louisiana Tech31%
Diversity index
Minnesota State University-Mankato0.48
Louisiana Tech0.45

Who they are

Men
Minnesota State University-Mankato45%
Louisiana Tech56%
Part-time students
Minnesota State University-Mankato14%
Louisiana Tech6%
Students 25 and older
Minnesota State University-Mankato11%
Louisiana Tech3%

Race & ethnicity

Minnesota State University-Mankato
Louisiana Tech
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Minnesota State University-Mankato82%
Louisiana Tech80%
First-years from other states
Minnesota State University-Mankato16%
Louisiana Tech12%
First-years from abroad
Minnesota State University-Mankato2%
Louisiana Tech8%
New transfer students this fall
Minnesota State University-Mankato1,209
Louisiana Tech221
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Minnesota State University-Mankato34%
Louisiana Tech8%

Campus

Minnesota State University-Mankato
Small cityNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Louisiana Tech
Distant townNCAA D-I FBS · Conference USAROTCStudy 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