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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Colorado School of Mines has 2.7× as many undergrads as Southwest Minnesota State

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Southwest Minnesota State has 11 pts more first-gen students than Colorado School of Mines (27% vs. 15%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Colorado School of Mines is more diverse (index 0.51 vs. 0.50)

    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
Southwest Minnesota State2.3K
Colorado School of Mines6.2K
Pell Grant share
Southwest Minnesota State12%
Colorado School of Mines14%
First-gen share
Southwest Minnesota State27%
Colorado School of Mines15%
Diversity index
Southwest Minnesota State0.50
Colorado School of Mines0.51

Who they are

Men
Southwest Minnesota State33%
Colorado School of Mines68%
Part-time students
Southwest Minnesota State29%
Colorado School of Mines4%
Students 25 and older
Southwest Minnesota State9%
Colorado School of Mines3%

Race & ethnicity

Southwest Minnesota State
Colorado School of Mines
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Southwest Minnesota State71%
Colorado School of Mines51%
First-years from other states
Southwest Minnesota State22%
Colorado School of Mines46%
First-years from abroad
Southwest Minnesota State7%
Colorado School of Mines0%
New transfer students this fall
Southwest Minnesota State492
Colorado School of Mines153
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Southwest Minnesota State56%
Colorado School of Mines9%

Campus

Southwest Minnesota State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceStudy abroad
Colorado School of Mines
Large suburbNCAA D-II · Rocky Mountain Athletic 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