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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Villa Maria has 11 pts more Pell recipients than Ferrum (65% vs. 54%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Ferrum is a bit larger (699 vs. 603)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Ferrum has 1 pts more first-gen students than Villa Maria (39% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students

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
Villa Maria603
Ferrum699
Pell Grant share
Villa Maria65%
Ferrum54%
First-gen share
Villa Maria38%
Ferrum39%
Diversity index
Villa Maria0.67
Ferrum0.68

Who they are

Men
Villa Maria48%
Ferrum61%
Part-time students
Villa Maria11%
Ferrum1%
Students 25 and older
Villa Maria15%
Ferrum3%

Race & ethnicity

Villa Maria
Ferrum
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Villa Maria98%
Ferrum65%
First-years from other states
Villa Maria1%
Ferrum34%
First-years from abroad
Villa Maria1%
Ferrum1%
New transfer students this fall
Villa Maria48
Ferrum51
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Villa Maria19%
Ferrum21%

Campus

Villa Maria
Small cityNo college housing
Ferrum
Rural, distantNCAA D-II · Conference CarolinasStudy 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.

PolicyVilla MariaFerrum
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression–Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)

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