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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. North Carolina at Pembroke is more diverse (index 0.77 vs. 0.73)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    U. North Carolina at Pembroke has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Metropolitan State (50% vs. 48%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Metropolitan State is a bit larger (5,616 vs. 5,330)

    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
Metropolitan State5.6K
U. North Carolina at Pembroke5.3K
Pell Grant share
Metropolitan State48%
U. North Carolina at Pembroke50%
First-gen share
Metropolitan State37%
U. North Carolina at Pembroke37%
Diversity index
Metropolitan State0.73
U. North Carolina at Pembroke0.77

Who they are

Men
Metropolitan State43%
U. North Carolina at Pembroke37%
Part-time students
Metropolitan State48%
U. North Carolina at Pembroke26%
Students 25 and older
Metropolitan State54%
U. North Carolina at Pembroke33%

Race & ethnicity

Metropolitan State
U. North Carolina at Pembroke
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Metropolitan State99%
U. North Carolina at Pembroke81%
First-years from other states
Metropolitan State1%
U. North Carolina at Pembroke9%
First-years from abroad
Metropolitan State0%
U. North Carolina at Pembroke7%
New transfer students this fall
Metropolitan State1,668
U. North Carolina at Pembroke803
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Metropolitan State86%
U. North Carolina at Pembroke50%

Campus

Metropolitan State
Large cityNo college housingStudy abroadUndergrad research
U. North Carolina at Pembroke
Distant townNCAA D-II · Conference CarolinasROTCStudy 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