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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. North Carolina at Greensboro has 9 pts more Pell recipients than Portland State (50% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Portland State has 8 pts more first-gen students than U. North Carolina at Greensboro (39% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. North Carolina at Greensboro is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.71)

    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
U. North Carolina at Greensboro14.1K
Portland State13.2K
Pell Grant share
U. North Carolina at Greensboro50%
Portland State42%
First-gen share
U. North Carolina at Greensboro31%
Portland State39%
Diversity index
U. North Carolina at Greensboro0.73
Portland State0.71

Who they are

Men
U. North Carolina at Greensboro34%
Portland State44%
Part-time students
U. North Carolina at Greensboro16%
Portland State24%
Students 25 and older
U. North Carolina at Greensboro18%
Portland State33%

Race & ethnicity

U. North Carolina at Greensboro
Portland State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. North Carolina at Greensboro93%
Portland State78%
First-years from other states
U. North Carolina at Greensboro5%
Portland State20%
First-years from abroad
U. North Carolina at Greensboro1%
Portland State2%
New transfer students this fall
U. North Carolina at Greensboro1,793
Portland State2,031
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. North Carolina at Greensboro42%
Portland State57%

Campus

U. North Carolina at Greensboro
Large cityNCAA D-I · Southern ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Portland State
Large cityNCAA D-I FCS · Big Sky ConferenceROTCStudy 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