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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Lourdes has 10 pts more first-gen students than Sweet Briar (34% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Lourdes is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.49)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Lourdes is a bit larger (543 vs. 443)

    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
Sweet Briar443
Lourdes543
Pell Grant share
Sweet Briar31%
Lourdes30%
First-gen share
Sweet Briar23%
Lourdes34%
Diversity index
Sweet Briar0.49
Lourdes0.53

Who they are

Men
Sweet Briar0%
Lourdes47%
Part-time students
Sweet Briar1%
Lourdes6%
Students 25 and older
Sweet Briar1%
Lourdes22%

Race & ethnicity

Sweet Briar
Lourdes
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Sweet Briar48%
Lourdes56%
First-years from other states
Sweet Briar52%
Lourdes34%
First-years from abroad
Sweet Briar1%
Lourdes10%
New transfer students this fall
Sweet Briar6
Lourdes41
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Sweet Briar5%
Lourdes28%

Campus

Sweet Briar
Rural, near a cityNCAA D-III · Old Dominion Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad
Lourdes
Large suburbNAIA · Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

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.

PolicySweet BriarLourdes
Trans admission policy (historically women's or men's college)Trans admission policy (historically women's or men's college): 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