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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    St. Mary's College of Maryland has 9 pts more Pell recipients than Southwest Minnesota State (21% vs. 12%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Southwest Minnesota State is a bit larger (2,315 vs. 1,603)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Southwest Minnesota State has 4 pts more first-gen students than St. Mary's College of Maryland (27% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students

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
St. Mary's College of Maryland1.6K
Pell Grant share
Southwest Minnesota State12%
St. Mary's College of Maryland21%
First-gen share
Southwest Minnesota State27%
St. Mary's College of Maryland23%
Diversity index
Southwest Minnesota State0.50
St. Mary's College of Maryland0.50

Who they are

Men
Southwest Minnesota State33%
St. Mary's College of Maryland40%
Part-time students
Southwest Minnesota State29%
St. Mary's College of Maryland2%
Students 25 and older
Southwest Minnesota State9%
St. Mary's College of Maryland2%

Race & ethnicity

Southwest Minnesota 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
Southwest Minnesota State71%
St. Mary's College of Maryland87%
First-years from other states
Southwest Minnesota State22%
St. Mary's College of Maryland13%
First-years from abroad
Southwest Minnesota State7%
St. Mary's College of Maryland0%
New transfer students this fall
Southwest Minnesota State492
St. Mary's College of Maryland69
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Southwest Minnesota State56%
St. Mary's College of Maryland15%

Campus

Southwest Minnesota State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate 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