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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Southwest Minnesota State has 12 pts more first-gen students than Virginia Military Institute (27% vs. 15%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Southwest Minnesota State has 1.5× as many undergrads as Virginia Military Institute

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Virginia Military Institute has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Southwest Minnesota State (16% vs. 12%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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
Southwest Minnesota State2.3K
Pell Grant share
Virginia Military Institute16%
Southwest Minnesota State12%
First-gen share
Virginia Military Institute15%
Southwest Minnesota State27%
Diversity index
Virginia Military Institute0.50
Southwest Minnesota State0.50

Who they are

Men
Virginia Military Institute86%
Southwest Minnesota State33%
Part-time students
Virginia Military Institute0%
Southwest Minnesota State29%
Students 25 and older
Virginia Military Institute0%
Southwest Minnesota State9%

Race & ethnicity

Virginia Military Institute
Southwest Minnesota State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Virginia Military Institute64%
Southwest Minnesota State71%
First-years from other states
Virginia Military Institute35%
Southwest Minnesota State22%
First-years from abroad
Virginia Military Institute1%
Southwest Minnesota State7%
New transfer students this fall
Virginia Military Institute28
Southwest Minnesota State492
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Virginia Military Institute6%
Southwest Minnesota State56%

Campus

Virginia Military Institute
Distant townFirst-years live on campusNCAA D-I FCS · Southern ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Southwest Minnesota State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceStudy 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.

PolicyVirginia Military InstituteSouthwest Minnesota State
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression–Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)
Chosen name and pronouns on campus records–Chosen name and pronouns on campus records: 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