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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. North Carolina at Pembroke is more diverse (index 0.77 vs. 0.73)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    U. North Carolina at Pembroke has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Metropolitan State (50% vs. 48%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Metropolitan State is a bit larger (5,616 vs. 5,330)

    Undergrads

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 Pembroke5.3K
Metropolitan State5.6K
Pell Grant share
U. North Carolina at Pembroke50%
Metropolitan State48%
First-gen share
U. North Carolina at Pembroke37%
Metropolitan State37%
Diversity index
U. North Carolina at Pembroke0.77
Metropolitan State0.73

Who they are

Men
U. North Carolina at Pembroke37%
Metropolitan State43%
Part-time students
U. North Carolina at Pembroke26%
Metropolitan State48%
Students 25 and older
U. North Carolina at Pembroke33%
Metropolitan State54%

Race & ethnicity

U. North Carolina at Pembroke
Metropolitan 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 Pembroke81%
Metropolitan State99%
First-years from other states
U. North Carolina at Pembroke9%
Metropolitan State1%
First-years from abroad
U. North Carolina at Pembroke7%
Metropolitan State0%
New transfer students this fall
U. North Carolina at Pembroke803
Metropolitan State1,668
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. North Carolina at Pembroke50%
Metropolitan State86%

Campus

U. North Carolina at Pembroke
Distant townNCAA D-II · Conference CarolinasROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Metropolitan State
Large cityNo college housingStudy 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), 2025–26About 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