Key differences on Students & campus

1
Henderson State has 6 pts more Pell recipients than U. Virginia's College at Wise (46% vs. 40%)
Pell Grant recipients
2
Henderson State is more diverse (index 0.59 vs. 0.53)
Diversity index
3
Henderson State is a bit larger (1,456 vs. 1,101)
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

U. Virginia's College at Wise1.1K

Henderson State1.5KLargest

Pell Grant share

U. Virginia's College at Wise40%

Henderson State46%Highest

First-gen share

U. Virginia's College at Wise37%

Henderson State38%Highest

Diversity index

U. Virginia's College at Wise0.53

Henderson State0.59Most

Who they are

Men

U. Virginia's College at Wise47%

Henderson State48%

Part-time students

U. Virginia's College at Wise2%

Henderson State9%

Students 25 and older

U. Virginia's College at Wise34%

Henderson State11%

Race & ethnicity

U. Virginia's College at Wise

Henderson State

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state

U. Virginia's College at Wise76%

Henderson State74%

First-years from other states

U. Virginia's College at Wise20%

Henderson State23%

First-years from abroad

U. Virginia's College at Wise3%

Henderson State2%

New transfer students this fall

U. Virginia's College at Wise97

Henderson State141

Transfers, share of new undergraduates

U. Virginia's College at Wise25%

Henderson State27%

Campus

U. Virginia's College at Wise

Distant townNCAA D-II · South Atlantic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

Henderson State

Distant townNCAA D-II · Great American 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.

Policy	U. Virginia's College at Wise	Henderson State
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