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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Dakota State is more diverse (index 0.44 vs. 0.38)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Dakota State has 5 pts more first-gen students than Truman State (28% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Truman State is a bit larger (2,513 vs. 2,071)

    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
Truman State2.5K
Dakota State2.1K
Pell Grant share
Truman State17%
Dakota State17%
First-gen share
Truman State23%
Dakota State28%
Diversity index
Truman State0.38
Dakota State0.44

Who they are

Men
Truman State40%
Dakota State64%
Part-time students
Truman State2%
Dakota State23%
Students 25 and older
Truman State3%
Dakota State19%

Race & ethnicity

Truman State
Dakota State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Truman State79%
Dakota State58%
First-years from other states
Truman State15%
Dakota State22%
First-years from abroad
Truman State7%
Dakota State20%
New transfer students this fall
Truman State73
Dakota State269
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Truman State10%
Dakota State41%

Campus

Truman State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Great Lakes Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Dakota State
Distant townNAIA · Frontier 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