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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    New Mexico Highlands has 8 pts more first-gen students than Mississippi University for Women (45% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    New Mexico Highlands has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Mississippi University for Women (45% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    New Mexico Highlands is more diverse (index 0.58 vs. 0.55)

    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
Mississippi University for Women1.6K
New Mexico Highlands1.5K
Pell Grant share
Mississippi University for Women40%
New Mexico Highlands45%
First-gen share
Mississippi University for Women37%
New Mexico Highlands45%
Diversity index
Mississippi University for Women0.55
New Mexico Highlands0.58

Who they are

Men
Mississippi University for Women20%
New Mexico Highlands38%
Part-time students
Mississippi University for Women10%
New Mexico Highlands36%
Students 25 and older
Mississippi University for Women22%
New Mexico Highlands41%

Race & ethnicity

Mississippi University for Women
New Mexico Highlands
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Mississippi University for Women83%
New Mexico Highlands70%
First-years from other states
Mississippi University for Women17%
New Mexico Highlands23%
First-years from abroad
Mississippi University for Women0%
New Mexico Highlands4%
New transfer students this fall
Mississippi University for Women491
New Mexico Highlands219
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Mississippi University for Women74%
New Mexico Highlands49%

Campus

Mississippi University for Women
Remote townNCAA D-III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
New Mexico Highlands
Remote townNCAA D-II · Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceUndergrad 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