Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Northwest Missouri State is a bit larger (4,378 vs. 3,153)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Northwest Missouri State has 4 pts more first-gen students than Plymouth State (31% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Northwest Missouri State is more diverse (index 0.36 vs. 0.34)

    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
Plymouth State3.2K
Northwest Missouri State4.4K
Pell Grant share
Plymouth State28%
Northwest Missouri State27%
First-gen share
Plymouth State27%
Northwest Missouri State31%
Diversity index
Plymouth State0.34
Northwest Missouri State0.36

Who they are

Men
Plymouth State52%
Northwest Missouri State39%
Part-time students
Plymouth State2%
Northwest Missouri State9%
Students 25 and older
Plymouth State2%
Northwest Missouri State9%

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Plymouth State50%
Northwest Missouri State62%
First-years from other states
Plymouth State49%
Northwest Missouri State35%
First-years from abroad
Plymouth State0%
Northwest Missouri State3%
New transfer students this fall
Plymouth State119
Northwest Missouri State298
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Plymouth State13%
Northwest Missouri State23%

Campus

Plymouth State
Remote townNCAA D-III · Little East ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Northwest Missouri State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationStudy 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