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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Mississippi State has 2.4× as many undergrads as Idaho State

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Idaho State has 11 pts more first-gen students than Mississippi State (36% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Idaho State is more diverse (index 0.48 vs. 0.44)

    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 State18.4K
Idaho State7.6K
Pell Grant share
Mississippi State29%
Idaho State28%
First-gen share
Mississippi State25%
Idaho State36%
Diversity index
Mississippi State0.44
Idaho State0.48

Who they are

Men
Mississippi State49%
Idaho State41%
Part-time students
Mississippi State8%
Idaho State18%
Students 25 and older
Mississippi State8%
Idaho State19%

Race & ethnicity

Mississippi State
Idaho State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Mississippi State56%
Idaho State84%
First-years from other states
Mississippi State43%
Idaho State8%
First-years from abroad
Mississippi State1%
Idaho State0%
New transfer students this fall
Mississippi State1,909
Idaho State690
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Mississippi State35%
Idaho State28%

Campus

Mississippi State
Remote townNCAA D-I FBS · Southeastern ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Idaho State
Small cityNCAA D-I FCS · Big Sky ConferenceROTCStudy 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