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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Fairleigh Dickinson has 17 pts more first-gen students than Saint Mary's College of California (43% vs. 26%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Fairleigh Dickinson is more diverse (index 0.79 vs. 0.73)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Saint Mary's College of California has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Fairleigh Dickinson (27% vs. 22%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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
Fairleigh Dickinson2.6K
Saint Mary's College of California1.9K
Pell Grant share
Fairleigh Dickinson22%
Saint Mary's College of California27%
First-gen share
Fairleigh Dickinson43%
Saint Mary's College of California26%
Diversity index
Fairleigh Dickinson0.79
Saint Mary's College of California0.73

Who they are

Men
Fairleigh Dickinson50%
Saint Mary's College of California46%
Part-time students
Fairleigh Dickinson19%
Saint Mary's College of California5%
Students 25 and older
Fairleigh Dickinson10%
Saint Mary's College of California6%

Race & ethnicity

Fairleigh Dickinson
Saint Mary's College of California
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Fairleigh Dickinson81%
Saint Mary's College of California84%
First-years from other states
Fairleigh Dickinson15%
Saint Mary's College of California14%
First-years from abroad
Fairleigh Dickinson4%
Saint Mary's College of California2%
New transfer students this fall
Fairleigh Dickinson156
Saint Mary's College of California123
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Fairleigh Dickinson20%
Saint Mary's College of California22%

Campus

Fairleigh Dickinson
Large suburbNCAA D-I · Northeast ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Saint Mary's College of California
Large suburbNCAA D-I · West Coast 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