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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Southwest Minnesota State is more diverse (index 0.50 vs. 0.42)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Southwest Minnesota State (20% vs. 12%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Southwest Minnesota State has 6 pts more first-gen students than SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (27% vs. 20%)

    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
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry1.8K
Pell Grant share
Southwest Minnesota State12%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry20%
First-gen share
Southwest Minnesota State27%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry20%
Diversity index
Southwest Minnesota State0.50
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry0.42

Who they are

Men
Southwest Minnesota State33%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry50%
Part-time students
Southwest Minnesota State29%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry5%
Students 25 and older
Southwest Minnesota State9%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry6%

Race & ethnicity

Southwest Minnesota State
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Southwest Minnesota State71%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry69%
First-years from other states
Southwest Minnesota State22%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry30%
First-years from abroad
Southwest Minnesota State7%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry0%
New transfer students this fall
Southwest Minnesota State492
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry210
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Southwest Minnesota State56%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry33%

Campus

Southwest Minnesota State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceStudy abroad
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Midsize cityROTCStudy 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), 2025–26;SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025About 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