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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Niagara is more diverse (index 0.62 vs. 0.55)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Carthage has 2 pts more first-gen students than Niagara (26% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Niagara has 0 pts more Pell recipients than Carthage (27% vs. 27%)

    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
Niagara2.7K
Carthage2.7K
Pell Grant share
Niagara27%
Carthage27%
First-gen share
Niagara24%
Carthage26%
Diversity index
Niagara0.62
Carthage0.55

Who they are

Men
Niagara34%
Carthage43%
Part-time students
Niagara2%
Carthage1%
Students 25 and older
Niagara11%
Carthage2%

Race & ethnicity

Niagara
Carthage
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Niagara71%
Carthage36%
First-years from other states
Niagara11%
Carthage63%
First-years from abroad
Niagara17%
Carthage1%
New transfer students this fall
Niagara116
Carthage101
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Niagara18%
Carthage12%

Campus

Niagara
Large suburbNCAA D-I · Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Carthage
Small cityNCAA D-III · College Conference of Illinois and WisconsinROTCStudy abroad

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