Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Southern New Hampshire has 33.0× as many undergrads as Columbia

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Southern New Hampshire has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Columbia (49% vs. 45%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Southern New Hampshire is more diverse (index 0.68 vs. 0.65)

    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
Southern New Hampshire163.2K
Columbia5K
Pell Grant share
Southern New Hampshire49%
Columbia45%
First-gen share
Southern New Hampshire48%
Columbia49%
Diversity index
Southern New Hampshire0.68
Columbia0.65

Who they are

Men
Southern New Hampshire37%
Columbia41%
Part-time students
Southern New Hampshire67%
Columbia50%
Students 25 and older
Southern New Hampshire75%
Columbia65%

Race & ethnicity

Southern New Hampshire
Columbia
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Southern New Hampshire5%
Columbia63%
First-years from other states
Southern New Hampshire95%
Columbia37%
First-years from abroad
Southern New Hampshire0%
Columbia0%
New transfer students this fall
Southern New Hampshire20,581
Columbia783
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Southern New Hampshire55%
Columbia59%

Campus

Southern New Hampshire
Midsize suburbNCAA D-II · Northeast 10 ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Columbia
Midsize cityNAIA · American Midwest ConferenceROTCStudy 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