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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Montclair State has 1.9× as many undergrads as College of Staten Island CUNY

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    College of Staten Island CUNY has 5 pts more first-gen students than Montclair State (47% vs. 41%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    College of Staten Island CUNY has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Montclair State (50% vs. 47%)

    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
College of Staten Island CUNY9.7K
Montclair State18.4K
Pell Grant share
College of Staten Island CUNY50%
Montclair State47%
First-gen share
College of Staten Island CUNY47%
Montclair State41%
Diversity index
College of Staten Island CUNY0.73
Montclair State0.71

Who they are

Men
College of Staten Island CUNY49%
Montclair State41%
Part-time students
College of Staten Island CUNY21%
Montclair State7%
Students 25 and older
College of Staten Island CUNY14%
Montclair State8%

Race & ethnicity

College of Staten Island CUNY
Montclair State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
College of Staten Island CUNY90%
Montclair State95%
First-years from other states
College of Staten Island CUNY0%
Montclair State4%
First-years from abroad
College of Staten Island CUNY2%
Montclair State1%
New transfer students this fall
College of Staten Island CUNY593
Montclair State1,478
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
College of Staten Island CUNY21%
Montclair State26%

Campus

College of Staten Island CUNY
Large cityNCAA D-II · East Coast ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Montclair State
Large suburbNCAA D-III · New Jersey 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