Key differences on Students & campus

1
Briar Cliff has 10 pts more first-gen students than Randolph (36% vs. 26%)
First-generation students
2
Briar Cliff has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Randolph (53% vs. 46%)
Pell Grant recipients
3
Randolph is a bit larger (658 vs. 624)
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

Randolph658Largest

Briar Cliff624

Pell Grant share

Randolph46%

Briar Cliff53%Highest

First-gen share

Randolph26%

Briar Cliff36%Highest

Diversity index

Randolph0.61

Briar Cliff0.61Most

Who they are

Men

Randolph43%

Briar Cliff54%

Part-time students

Randolph0%

Briar Cliff10%

Students 25 and older

Randolph3%

Briar Cliff11%

Race & ethnicity

Randolph

Briar Cliff

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state

Randolph77%

Briar Cliff32%

First-years from other states

Randolph21%

Briar Cliff53%

First-years from abroad

Randolph2%

Briar Cliff15%

New transfer students this fall

Randolph33

Briar Cliff74

Transfers, share of new undergraduates

Randolph11%

Briar Cliff34%

Campus

Randolph

Small cityFirst-years live on campusNCAA D-III · Old Dominion Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad

Briar Cliff

Small cityNAIA · Great Plains Athletic ConferenceStudy 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.

Policy	Randolph	Briar Cliff
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression	Nondiscrimination 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