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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Northern State is more diverse (index 0.37 vs. 0.29)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Northern State has 1.8× as many undergrads as Ohio

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Ohio has 3 pts more first-gen students than Northern State (34% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students

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
Northern State1.3K
Ohio691
Pell Grant share
Northern State12%
Ohio12%
First-gen share
Northern State31%
Ohio34%
Diversity index
Northern State0.37
Ohio0.29

Who they are

Men
Northern State43%
Ohio35%
Part-time students
Northern State18%
Ohio21%
Students 25 and older
Northern State7%
Ohio15%

Race & ethnicity

Northern State
Ohio
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Northern State71%
Ohio99%
First-years from other states
Northern State26%
Ohio1%
First-years from abroad
Northern State2%
Ohio0%
New transfer students this fall
Northern State91
Ohio30
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Northern State20%
Ohio13%

Campus

Northern State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Ohio
Rural, near a cityNo college housing

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