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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Western New Mexico has 17 pts more first-gen students than U. South Carolina Beaufort (48% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Western New Mexico has 3 pts more Pell recipients than U. South Carolina Beaufort (43% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Western New Mexico is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.60)

    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
U. South Carolina Beaufort2.1K
Western New Mexico2K
Pell Grant share
U. South Carolina Beaufort40%
Western New Mexico43%
First-gen share
U. South Carolina Beaufort31%
Western New Mexico48%
Diversity index
U. South Carolina Beaufort0.60
Western New Mexico0.61

Who they are

Men
U. South Carolina Beaufort33%
Western New Mexico33%
Part-time students
U. South Carolina Beaufort10%
Western New Mexico38%
Students 25 and older
U. South Carolina Beaufort15%
Western New Mexico38%

Race & ethnicity

U. South Carolina Beaufort
Western New Mexico
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. South Carolina Beaufort76%
Western New Mexico76%
First-years from other states
U. South Carolina Beaufort21%
Western New Mexico20%
First-years from abroad
U. South Carolina Beaufort2%
Western New Mexico4%
New transfer students this fall
U. South Carolina Beaufort234
Western New Mexico229
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. South Carolina Beaufort30%
Western New Mexico39%

Campus

U. South Carolina Beaufort
Town near a cityNCAA D-II · Peach Belt ConferenceStudy abroad
Western New Mexico
Remote townNCAA D-II · Lone Star 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