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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Southwest Minnesota State has 12 pts more first-gen students than Virginia Military Institute (27% vs. 15%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Southwest Minnesota State has 1.5× as many undergrads as Virginia Military Institute

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Virginia Military Institute has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Southwest Minnesota State (16% vs. 12%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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
Virginia Military Institute1.5K
Pell Grant share
Southwest Minnesota State12%
Virginia Military Institute16%
First-gen share
Southwest Minnesota State27%
Virginia Military Institute15%
Diversity index
Southwest Minnesota State0.50
Virginia Military Institute0.50

Who they are

Men
Southwest Minnesota State33%
Virginia Military Institute86%
Part-time students
Southwest Minnesota State29%
Virginia Military Institute0%
Students 25 and older
Southwest Minnesota State9%
Virginia Military Institute0%

Race & ethnicity

Southwest Minnesota State
Virginia Military Institute
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Southwest Minnesota State71%
Virginia Military Institute64%
First-years from other states
Southwest Minnesota State22%
Virginia Military Institute35%
First-years from abroad
Southwest Minnesota State7%
Virginia Military Institute1%
New transfer students this fall
Southwest Minnesota State492
Virginia Military Institute28
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Southwest Minnesota State56%
Virginia Military Institute6%

Campus

Southwest Minnesota State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceStudy abroad
Virginia Military Institute
Distant townFirst-years live on campusNCAA D-I FCS · Southern ConferenceROTCStudy 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.

PolicySouthwest Minnesota StateVirginia Military Institute
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expressionNondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)–
Chosen name and pronouns on campus recordsChosen name and pronouns on campus records: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)–

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