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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Midway has 9 pts more first-gen students than Wilkes (43% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Wilkes has 1.6× as many undergrads as Midway

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Wilkes is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.49)

    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
Wilkes2K
Midway1.3K
Pell Grant share
Wilkes34%
Midway32%
First-gen share
Wilkes35%
Midway43%
Diversity index
Wilkes0.53
Midway0.49

Who they are

Men
Wilkes48%
Midway37%
Part-time students
Wilkes5%
Midway15%
Students 25 and older
Wilkes7%
Midway17%

Race & ethnicity

Wilkes
Midway
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Wilkes65%
Midway74%
First-years from other states
Wilkes20%
Midway24%
First-years from abroad
Wilkes15%
Midway2%
New transfer students this fall
Wilkes102
Midway195
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Wilkes14%
Midway45%

Campus

Wilkes
Small cityNCAA D-III · Landmark ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Midway
Rural, distantNAIA · River StatesROTCStudy 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