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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Northwest Missouri State is a bit larger (4,378 vs. 3,010)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Wayne State is more diverse (index 0.41 vs. 0.36)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Wayne State has 3 pts more first-gen students than Northwest Missouri State (34% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students

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
Northwest Missouri State4.4K
Wayne State3K
Pell Grant share
Northwest Missouri State27%
Wayne State26%
First-gen share
Northwest Missouri State31%
Wayne State34%
Diversity index
Northwest Missouri State0.36
Wayne State0.41

Who they are

Men
Northwest Missouri State39%
Wayne State43%
Part-time students
Northwest Missouri State9%
Wayne State7%
Students 25 and older
Northwest Missouri State9%
Wayne State7%

Race & ethnicity

Northwest Missouri State
Wayne State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Northwest Missouri State62%
Wayne State80%
First-years from other states
Northwest Missouri State35%
Wayne State14%
First-years from abroad
Northwest Missouri State3%
Wayne State6%
New transfer students this fall
Northwest Missouri State298
Wayne State198
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Northwest Missouri State23%
Wayne State20%

Campus

Northwest Missouri State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationStudy abroad
Wayne State
Distant townNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate 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