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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    St. Mary's College of Maryland has 8 pts more first-gen students than Virginia Military Institute (23% vs. 15%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    St. Mary's College of Maryland has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Virginia Military Institute (21% vs. 16%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    St. Mary's College of Maryland is a bit larger (1,603 vs. 1,527)

    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
Virginia Military Institute1.5K
St. Mary's College of Maryland1.6K
Pell Grant share
Virginia Military Institute16%
St. Mary's College of Maryland21%
First-gen share
Virginia Military Institute15%
St. Mary's College of Maryland23%
Diversity index
Virginia Military Institute0.50
St. Mary's College of Maryland0.50

Who they are

Men
Virginia Military Institute86%
St. Mary's College of Maryland40%
Part-time students
Virginia Military Institute0%
St. Mary's College of Maryland2%
Students 25 and older
Virginia Military Institute0%
St. Mary's College of Maryland2%

Race & ethnicity

Virginia Military Institute
St. Mary's College of Maryland
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Virginia Military Institute64%
St. Mary's College of Maryland87%
First-years from other states
Virginia Military Institute35%
St. Mary's College of Maryland13%
First-years from abroad
Virginia Military Institute1%
St. Mary's College of Maryland0%
New transfer students this fall
Virginia Military Institute28
St. Mary's College of Maryland69
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Virginia Military Institute6%
St. Mary's College of Maryland15%

Campus

Virginia Military Institute
Distant townFirst-years live on campusNCAA D-I FCS · Southern ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Rural, near a cityNCAA D-III · United East 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.

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