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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Mission has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Blackburn (56% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Blackburn is a bit larger (471 vs. 381)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Mission is more diverse (index 0.41 vs. 0.41)

    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
Mission381
Blackburn471
Pell Grant share
Mission56%
Blackburn50%
First-gen share
MissionNot reported
Blackburn44%
Diversity index
Mission0.41
Blackburn0.41

Who they are

Men
Mission64%
Blackburn42%
Part-time students
Mission12%
Blackburn3%
Students 25 and older
Mission20%
Blackburn19%

Race & ethnicity

Mission
Blackburn
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Mission67%
Blackburn54%
First-years from other states
Mission29%
Blackburn23%
First-years from abroad
Mission3%
Blackburn0%
New transfer students this fall
Mission56
Blackburn33
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Mission32%
Blackburn18%

Campus

Mission
Midsize cityNAIA · American Midwest Conference
Blackburn
Distant townNCAA D-III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceStudy 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