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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Wayne State has 14 pts more first-gen students than Minnesota State University Moorhead (34% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Minnesota State University Moorhead has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Wayne State (28% vs. 26%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Minnesota State University Moorhead 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
Wayne State3K
Minnesota State University Moorhead3.1K
Pell Grant share
Wayne State26%
Minnesota State University Moorhead28%
First-gen share
Wayne State34%
Minnesota State University Moorhead20%
Diversity index
Wayne State0.41
Minnesota State University Moorhead0.41

Who they are

Men
Wayne State43%
Minnesota State University Moorhead37%
Part-time students
Wayne State7%
Minnesota State University Moorhead15%
Students 25 and older
Wayne State7%
Minnesota State University Moorhead18%

Race & ethnicity

Wayne State
Minnesota State University Moorhead
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Wayne State80%
Minnesota State University Moorhead70%
First-years from other states
Wayne State14%
Minnesota State University Moorhead27%
First-years from abroad
Wayne State6%
Minnesota State University Moorhead3%
New transfer students this fall
Wayne State198
Minnesota State University Moorhead366
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Wayne State20%
Minnesota State University Moorhead38%

Campus

Wayne State
Distant townNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceStudy abroad
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Midsize suburbNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate 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