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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Bluffton has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Montreat (45% vs. 39%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Montreat is a bit larger (762 vs. 582)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Bluffton has 2 pts more first-gen students than Montreat (33% vs. 30%)

    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
Bluffton582
Montreat762
Pell Grant share
Bluffton45%
Montreat39%
First-gen share
Bluffton33%
Montreat30%
Diversity index
Bluffton0.56
Montreat0.57

Who they are

Men
Bluffton58%
Montreat55%
Part-time students
Bluffton1%
Montreat8%
Students 25 and older
Bluffton3%
Montreat15%

Race & ethnicity

Bluffton
Montreat
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Bluffton58%
Montreat47%
First-years from other states
Bluffton41%
Montreat45%
First-years from abroad
Bluffton0%
Montreat7%
New transfer students this fall
Bluffton49
Montreat82
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Bluffton21%
Montreat28%

Campus

Bluffton
Rural, distantNCAA D-III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad
Montreat
Large suburbNAIA · Appalachian 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.

PolicyBlufftonMontreat
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expressionNondiscrimination 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