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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Thomas Edison State has 11 pts more first-gen students than U. Missouri-Kansas City (44% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. Missouri-Kansas City has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Thomas Edison State (26% vs. 24%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Thomas Edison State is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.73)

    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. Missouri-Kansas City6.8K
Thomas Edison State6.7K
Pell Grant share
U. Missouri-Kansas City26%
Thomas Edison State24%
First-gen share
U. Missouri-Kansas City34%
Thomas Edison State44%
Diversity index
U. Missouri-Kansas City0.73
Thomas Edison State0.74

Who they are

Men
U. Missouri-Kansas City40%
Thomas Edison State61%
Part-time students
U. Missouri-Kansas City12%
Thomas Edison State98%
Students 25 and older
U. Missouri-Kansas City10%
Thomas Edison State88%

Race & ethnicity

U. Missouri-Kansas City
Thomas Edison State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Missouri-Kansas City68%
Thomas Edison StateNot reported
First-years from other states
U. Missouri-Kansas City31%
Thomas Edison StateNot reported
First-years from abroad
U. Missouri-Kansas City1%
Thomas Edison StateNot reported
New transfer students this fall
U. Missouri-Kansas City943
Thomas Edison State1,772
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Missouri-Kansas City41%
Thomas Edison State100%

Campus

U. Missouri-Kansas City
Large cityNCAA D-I · The Summit LeagueROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Thomas Edison State
Small cityNo college housing

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