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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. Wyoming is a bit larger (7,944 vs. 5,439)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    U. Wyoming has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. South Dakota (23% vs. 19%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    U. Wyoming has 3 pts more first-gen students than U. South Dakota (28% vs. 24%)

    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
U. South Dakota5.4K
U. Wyoming7.9K
Pell Grant share
U. South Dakota19%
U. Wyoming23%
First-gen share
U. South Dakota24%
U. Wyoming28%
Diversity index
U. South Dakota0.41
U. Wyoming0.41

Who they are

Men
U. South Dakota36%
U. Wyoming46%
Part-time students
U. South Dakota12%
U. Wyoming14%
Students 25 and older
U. South Dakota7%
U. Wyoming16%

Race & ethnicity

U. South Dakota
U. Wyoming
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. South Dakota52%
U. Wyoming58%
First-years from other states
U. South Dakota34%
U. Wyoming37%
First-years from abroad
U. South Dakota14%
U. Wyoming3%
New transfer students this fall
U. South Dakota317
U. Wyoming826
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. South Dakota18%
U. Wyoming37%

Campus

U. South Dakota
Distant townNCAA D-I FCS · The Summit LeagueROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
U. Wyoming
Remote townNCAA D-I FBS · Mountain West ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

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