Key differences on Students & campus

1
Belmont is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.40)
Diversity index
2
Belmont is a bit larger (7,137 vs. 5,350)
Undergrads
3
Duquesne has 1 pts more first-gen students than Belmont (17% vs. 16%)
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

Belmont7.1KLargest

Duquesne5.4K

Pell Grant share

Belmont21%Highest

Duquesne20%

First-gen share

Belmont16%

Duquesne17%Highest

Diversity index

Belmont0.46Most

Duquesne0.40

Who they are

Men

Belmont35%

Duquesne37%

Part-time students

Belmont3%

Duquesne1%

Students 25 and older

Belmont4%

Duquesne2%

Race & ethnicity

Belmont

Duquesne

White
Asian
Hispanic/Latino
Black
Two or more
International
Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state

Belmont35%

Duquesne73%

First-years from other states

Belmont64%

Duquesne25%

First-years from abroad

Belmont1%

Duquesne1%

New transfer students this fall

Belmont341

Duquesne208

Transfers, share of new undergraduates

Belmont18%

Duquesne13%

Campus

Belmont

Large cityNCAA D-I · Missouri Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

Duquesne

Large cityNCAA D-I FCS · Atlantic 10 ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

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