Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    New Jersey City has 20 pts more first-gen students than Columbus State (53% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    New Jersey City has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Columbus State (52% vs. 45%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Columbus State has 1.5× as many undergrads as New Jersey City

    Undergrads

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
New Jersey City3.7K
Columbus State5.6K
Pell Grant share
New Jersey City52%
Columbus State45%
First-gen share
New Jersey City53%
Columbus State33%
Diversity index
New Jersey City0.68
Columbus State0.68

Who they are

Men
New Jersey City45%
Columbus State43%
Part-time students
New Jersey City11%
Columbus State28%
Students 25 and older
New Jersey City22%
Columbus State24%

Race & ethnicity

New Jersey City
Columbus State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
New Jersey City93%
Columbus State92%
First-years from other states
New Jersey City5%
Columbus State7%
First-years from abroad
New Jersey City1%
Columbus State1%
New transfer students this fall
New Jersey City458
Columbus State478
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
New Jersey City45%
Columbus State29%

Campus

New Jersey City
Large cityEastern College Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Columbus State
Midsize cityNCAA D-II · Peach Belt 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