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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Manchester has 4 pts more first-gen students than Catawba (34% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Catawba is a bit larger (1,235 vs. 936)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Manchester has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Catawba (45% vs. 41%)

    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
Catawba1.2K
Manchester936
Pell Grant share
Catawba41%
Manchester45%
First-gen share
Catawba30%
Manchester34%
Diversity index
Catawba0.65
Manchester0.64

Who they are

Men
Catawba48%
Manchester52%
Part-time students
Catawba7%
Manchester1%
Students 25 and older
Catawba10%
Manchester3%

Race & ethnicity

Catawba
Manchester
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Catawba70%
Manchester85%
First-years from other states
Catawba23%
Manchester15%
First-years from abroad
Catawba7%
Manchester0%
New transfer students this fall
Catawba104
Manchester29
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Catawba24%
Manchester8%

Campus

Catawba
Large suburbNCAA D-II · South Atlantic ConferenceStudy abroad
Manchester
Distant townNCAA D-III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceStudy 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