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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Illinois Wesleyan is more diverse (index 0.56 vs. 0.48)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Mississippi Christian has 8 pts more first-gen students than Illinois Wesleyan (26% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Mississippi Christian has 1.6× as many undergrads as Illinois Wesleyan

    Undergrads

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 Christian2.5K
Illinois Wesleyan1.6K
Pell Grant share
Mississippi Christian30%
Illinois Wesleyan26%
First-gen share
Mississippi Christian26%
Illinois Wesleyan18%
Diversity index
Mississippi Christian0.48
Illinois Wesleyan0.56

Who they are

Men
Mississippi Christian42%
Illinois Wesleyan50%
Part-time students
Mississippi Christian3%
Illinois Wesleyan0%
Students 25 and older
Mississippi Christian6%
Illinois Wesleyan1%

Race & ethnicity

Mississippi Christian
Illinois Wesleyan
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Mississippi Christian71%
Illinois Wesleyan80%
First-years from other states
Mississippi Christian26%
Illinois Wesleyan15%
First-years from abroad
Mississippi Christian3%
Illinois Wesleyan4%
New transfer students this fall
Mississippi Christian293
Illinois Wesleyan37
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Mississippi Christian33%
Illinois Wesleyan7%

Campus

Mississippi Christian
Large suburbNCAA D-II · Gulf South ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Illinois Wesleyan
Small cityNCAA D-III · College Conference of Illinois and WisconsinROTCStudy 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.

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