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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Tarleton State has 12 pts more first-gen students than Illinois State (42% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Illinois State has 1.5× as many undergrads as Tarleton State

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Tarleton State has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Illinois State (34% vs. 32%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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
Tarleton State12.7K
Illinois State19.1K
Pell Grant share
Tarleton State34%
Illinois State32%
First-gen share
Tarleton State42%
Illinois State30%
Diversity index
Tarleton State0.54
Illinois State0.55

Who they are

Men
Tarleton State39%
Illinois State43%
Part-time students
Tarleton State13%
Illinois State5%
Students 25 and older
Tarleton State15%
Illinois State4%

Race & ethnicity

Tarleton State
Illinois State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Tarleton State97%
Illinois State96%
First-years from other states
Tarleton State3%
Illinois State3%
First-years from abroad
Tarleton State0%
Illinois State1%
New transfer students this fall
Tarleton State1,268
Illinois State1,788
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Tarleton State30%
Illinois State29%

Campus

Tarleton State
Remote townNCAA D-I FCS · Western Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Illinois State
Midsize suburbNCAA D-I FCS · Missouri Valley 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