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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Wheaton is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.47)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Wheaton is a bit larger (2,121 vs. 1,491)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Wheaton has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Ursinus (22% vs. 20%)

    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
Ursinus1.5K
Wheaton2.1K
Pell Grant share
Ursinus20%
Wheaton22%
First-gen share
Ursinus19%
WheatonNot reported
Diversity index
Ursinus0.47
Wheaton0.53

Who they are

Men
Ursinus52%
Wheaton46%
Part-time students
Ursinus0%
Wheaton2%
Students 25 and older
Ursinus1%
Wheaton1%

Race & ethnicity

Ursinus
Wheaton
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Ursinus56%
Wheaton25%
First-years from other states
Ursinus43%
Wheaton68%
First-years from abroad
Ursinus1%
Wheaton5%
New transfer students this fall
Ursinus59
Wheaton51
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Ursinus14%
Wheaton9%

Campus

Ursinus
Large suburbNCAA D-III · Centennial ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Wheaton
Large suburbNCAA D-III · College Conference of Illinois and WisconsinROTCStudy 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