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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Thomas Edison State has 6 pts more first-gen students than U. Alaska Anchorage (44% vs. 39%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Thomas Edison State has 5 pts more Pell recipients than U. Alaska Anchorage (24% vs. 18%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Thomas Edison State is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.72)

    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
Thomas Edison State6.7K
U. Alaska Anchorage7.2K
Pell Grant share
Thomas Edison State24%
U. Alaska Anchorage18%
First-gen share
Thomas Edison State44%
U. Alaska Anchorage39%
Diversity index
Thomas Edison State0.74
U. Alaska Anchorage0.72

Who they are

Men
Thomas Edison State61%
U. Alaska Anchorage41%
Part-time students
Thomas Edison State98%
U. Alaska Anchorage47%
Students 25 and older
Thomas Edison State88%
U. Alaska Anchorage42%

Race & ethnicity

Thomas Edison State
U. Alaska Anchorage
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Thomas Edison StateNot reported
U. Alaska Anchorage91%
First-years from other states
Thomas Edison StateNot reported
U. Alaska Anchorage7%
First-years from abroad
Thomas Edison StateNot reported
U. Alaska Anchorage1%
New transfer students this fall
Thomas Edison State1,772
U. Alaska Anchorage3
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Thomas Edison State100%
U. Alaska Anchorage0%

Campus

Thomas Edison State
Small cityNo college housing
U. Alaska Anchorage
Large cityNCAA D-II · Great Northwest Athletic 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