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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Wayne State has 7 pts more first-gen students than Bemidji State (34% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Bemidji State has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Wayne State (28% vs. 26%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Wayne State is more diverse (index 0.41 vs. 0.39)

    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
Wayne State3K
Bemidji State3.1K
Pell Grant share
Wayne State26%
Bemidji State28%
First-gen share
Wayne State34%
Bemidji State27%
Diversity index
Wayne State0.41
Bemidji State0.39

Who they are

Men
Wayne State43%
Bemidji State39%
Part-time students
Wayne State7%
Bemidji State27%
Students 25 and older
Wayne State7%
Bemidji State28%

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Wayne State80%
Bemidji State85%
First-years from other states
Wayne State14%
Bemidji State14%
First-years from abroad
Wayne State6%
Bemidji State0%
New transfer students this fall
Wayne State198
Bemidji State549
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Wayne State20%
Bemidji State52%

Campus

Wayne State
Distant townNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceStudy abroad
Bemidji State
Remote 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