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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Lindenwood has 16 pts more first-gen students than Rochester Institute of Technology (35% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Rochester Institute of Technology has 3.0× as many undergrads as Lindenwood

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Rochester Institute of Technology is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.57)

    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
Rochester Institute of Technology13.2K
Lindenwood4.4K
Pell Grant share
Rochester Institute of Technology27%
Lindenwood30%
First-gen share
Rochester Institute of Technology19%
Lindenwood35%
Diversity index
Rochester Institute of Technology0.60
Lindenwood0.57

Who they are

Men
Rochester Institute of Technology65%
Lindenwood39%
Part-time students
Rochester Institute of Technology2%
Lindenwood11%
Students 25 and older
Rochester Institute of Technology3%
Lindenwood18%

Race & ethnicity

Rochester Institute of Technology
Lindenwood
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Rochester Institute of Technology44%
Lindenwood59%
First-years from other states
Rochester Institute of Technology51%
Lindenwood35%
First-years from abroad
Rochester Institute of Technology3%
Lindenwood6%
New transfer students this fall
Rochester Institute of Technology286
Lindenwood693
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Rochester Institute of Technology9%
Lindenwood52%

Campus

Rochester Institute of Technology
Large suburbNCAA D-III · Upstate Collegiate Athletic AssociationROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Lindenwood
Small cityNCAA D-I FCS · Ohio Valley 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), 2025–26;Lindenwood University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025About 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