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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Idaho State has 4 pts more first-gen students than Southern Utah (36% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Idaho State has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Southern Utah (28% vs. 25%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Southern Utah is a bit larger (9,289 vs. 7,583)

    Undergrads

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
Southern Utah9.3K
Idaho State7.6K
Pell Grant share
Southern Utah25%
Idaho State28%
First-gen share
Southern Utah32%
Idaho State36%
Diversity index
Southern Utah0.46
Idaho State0.48

Who they are

Men
Southern Utah45%
Idaho State41%
Part-time students
Southern Utah15%
Idaho State18%
Students 25 and older
Southern Utah27%
Idaho State19%

Race & ethnicity

Southern Utah
Idaho State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Southern Utah65%
Idaho State84%
First-years from other states
Southern Utah27%
Idaho State8%
First-years from abroad
Southern Utah8%
Idaho State0%
New transfer students this fall
Southern Utah657
Idaho State690
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Southern Utah23%
Idaho State28%

Campus

Southern Utah
Remote townNCAA D-I FCS · Western Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Idaho State
Small cityNCAA D-I FCS · Big Sky 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