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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Villa Maria has 11 pts more Pell recipients than Ferrum (65% vs. 54%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Ferrum is a bit larger (699 vs. 603)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Ferrum has 1 pts more first-gen students than Villa Maria (39% vs. 38%)

    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
Ferrum699
Villa Maria603
Pell Grant share
Ferrum54%
Villa Maria65%
First-gen share
Ferrum39%
Villa Maria38%
Diversity index
Ferrum0.68
Villa Maria0.67

Who they are

Men
Ferrum61%
Villa Maria48%
Part-time students
Ferrum1%
Villa Maria11%
Students 25 and older
Ferrum3%
Villa Maria15%

Race & ethnicity

Ferrum
Villa Maria
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Ferrum65%
Villa Maria98%
First-years from other states
Ferrum34%
Villa Maria1%
First-years from abroad
Ferrum1%
Villa Maria1%
New transfer students this fall
Ferrum51
Villa Maria48
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Ferrum21%
Villa Maria19%

Campus

Ferrum
Rural, distantNCAA D-II · Conference CarolinasStudy abroad
Villa Maria
Small 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.

PolicyFerrumVilla Maria
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expressionNondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)–

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