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U. South Carolina-Upstate
U. Arkansas at Little Rock

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. South Carolina-Upstate has 5 pts more Pell recipients than U. Arkansas at Little Rock (46% vs. 41%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    U. Arkansas at Little Rock has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. South Carolina-Upstate (39% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Arkansas at Little Rock is more diverse (index 0.69 vs. 0.65)

    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-Upstate4K
U. Arkansas at Little Rock4.9K
Pell Grant share
U. South Carolina-Upstate46%
U. Arkansas at Little Rock41%
First-gen share
U. South Carolina-Upstate35%
U. Arkansas at Little Rock39%
Diversity index
U. South Carolina-Upstate0.65
U. Arkansas at Little Rock0.69

Who they are

Men
U. South Carolina-Upstate35%
U. Arkansas at Little Rock37%
Part-time students
U. South Carolina-Upstate13%
U. Arkansas at Little Rock38%
Students 25 and older
U. South Carolina-Upstate17%
U. Arkansas at Little Rock34%

Race & ethnicity

U. South Carolina-Upstate
U. Arkansas at Little Rock
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. South Carolina-Upstate92%
U. Arkansas at Little Rock91%
First-years from other states
U. South Carolina-Upstate5%
U. Arkansas at Little Rock8%
First-years from abroad
U. South Carolina-Upstate1%
U. Arkansas at Little Rock0%
New transfer students this fall
U. South Carolina-Upstate694
U. Arkansas at Little Rock954
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. South Carolina-Upstate48%
U. Arkansas at Little Rock63%

Campus

U. South Carolina-Upstate
Midsize suburbNCAA D-I · Big South ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
U. Arkansas at Little Rock
Midsize cityNCAA D-I · Ohio Valley 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.

PolicyU. South Carolina-UpstateU. Arkansas at Little Rock
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expressionNondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)
Chosen name and pronouns on campus records–Chosen name and pronouns on campus records: 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