Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Briar Cliff has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Defiance (53% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Briar Cliff is a bit larger (624 vs. 499)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Briar Cliff is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.59)

    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
Defiance499
Briar Cliff624
Pell Grant share
Defiance50%
Briar Cliff53%
First-gen share
Defiance36%
Briar Cliff36%
Diversity index
Defiance0.59
Briar Cliff0.61

Who they are

Men
Defiance64%
Briar Cliff54%
Part-time students
Defiance4%
Briar Cliff10%
Students 25 and older
Defiance5%
Briar Cliff11%

Race & ethnicity

Defiance
Briar Cliff
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Defiance67%
Briar Cliff32%
First-years from other states
Defiance31%
Briar Cliff53%
First-years from abroad
Defiance2%
Briar Cliff15%
New transfer students this fall
Defiance70
Briar Cliff74
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Defiance28%
Briar Cliff34%

Campus

Defiance
Distant townNAIA · Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Briar Cliff
Small cityNAIA · Great Plains Athletic ConferenceStudy 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.

PolicyDefianceBriar Cliff
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