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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    New Mexico Highlands has 8 pts more first-gen students than Mississippi University for Women (45% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    New Mexico Highlands has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Mississippi University for Women (45% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    New Mexico Highlands is more diverse (index 0.58 vs. 0.55)

    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
New Mexico Highlands1.5K
Mississippi University for Women1.6K
Pell Grant share
New Mexico Highlands45%
Mississippi University for Women40%
First-gen share
New Mexico Highlands45%
Mississippi University for Women37%
Diversity index
New Mexico Highlands0.58
Mississippi University for Women0.55

Who they are

Men
New Mexico Highlands38%
Mississippi University for Women20%
Part-time students
New Mexico Highlands36%
Mississippi University for Women10%
Students 25 and older
New Mexico Highlands41%
Mississippi University for Women22%

Race & ethnicity

New Mexico Highlands
Mississippi University for Women
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
New Mexico Highlands70%
Mississippi University for Women83%
First-years from other states
New Mexico Highlands23%
Mississippi University for Women17%
First-years from abroad
New Mexico Highlands4%
Mississippi University for Women0%
New transfer students this fall
New Mexico Highlands219
Mississippi University for Women491
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
New Mexico Highlands49%
Mississippi University for Women74%

Campus

New Mexico Highlands
Remote townNCAA D-II · Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceUndergrad research
Mississippi University for Women
Remote townNCAA D-III · St. Louis Intercollegiate 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