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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    California State University-Stanislaus has 27 pts more first-gen students than U. Southern Mississippi (60% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    California State University-Stanislaus has 9 pts more Pell recipients than U. Southern Mississippi (55% vs. 46%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    U. Southern Mississippi is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.56)

    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
U. Southern Mississippi10.1K
California State University-Stanislaus8.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Southern Mississippi46%
California State University-Stanislaus55%
First-gen share
U. Southern Mississippi33%
California State University-Stanislaus60%
Diversity index
U. Southern Mississippi0.60
California State University-Stanislaus0.56

Who they are

Men
U. Southern Mississippi38%
California State University-Stanislaus35%
Part-time students
U. Southern Mississippi14%
California State University-Stanislaus20%
Students 25 and older
U. Southern Mississippi18%
California State University-Stanislaus24%

Race & ethnicity

U. Southern Mississippi
California State University-Stanislaus
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Southern Mississippi66%
California State University-Stanislaus99%
First-years from other states
U. Southern Mississippi23%
California State University-Stanislaus1%
First-years from abroad
U. Southern Mississippi11%
California State University-Stanislaus0%
New transfer students this fall
U. Southern Mississippi1,408
California State University-Stanislaus1,392
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Southern Mississippi45%
California State University-Stanislaus58%

Campus

U. Southern Mississippi
Small cityNCAA D-I FBS · Sun Belt ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
California State University-Stanislaus
Small suburbNCAA D-II · California Collegiate Athletic AssociationStudy 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