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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Lamar has 1.6× as many undergrads as Rhode Island

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Lamar is more diverse (index 0.72 vs. 0.67)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Lamar has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Rhode Island (46% vs. 42%)

    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
Rhode Island5K
Lamar8.2K
Pell Grant share
Rhode Island42%
Lamar46%
First-gen share
Rhode Island45%
Lamar43%
Diversity index
Rhode Island0.67
Lamar0.72

Who they are

Men
Rhode Island32%
Lamar41%
Part-time students
Rhode Island14%
Lamar22%
Students 25 and older
Rhode Island22%
Lamar32%

Race & ethnicity

Rhode Island
Lamar
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Rhode Island87%
Lamar97%
First-years from other states
Rhode Island13%
Lamar2%
First-years from abroad
Rhode Island0%
Lamar1%
New transfer students this fall
Rhode Island577
Lamar776
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Rhode Island33%
Lamar31%

Campus

Rhode Island
Large suburbNCAA D-III · Little East ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Lamar
Midsize cityNCAA D-I FCS · Southland 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.

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