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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Bluefield State has 8 pts more first-gen students than Peru State (49% vs. 42%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Bluefield State has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Peru State (44% vs. 37%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Peru State is more diverse (index 0.52 vs. 0.51)

    Diversity index

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
Bluefield State1K
Peru State1.1K
Pell Grant share
Bluefield State44%
Peru State37%
First-gen share
Bluefield State49%
Peru State42%
Diversity index
Bluefield State0.51
Peru State0.52

Who they are

Men
Bluefield State41%
Peru State46%
Part-time students
Bluefield State15%
Peru State14%
Students 25 and older
Bluefield State19%
Peru State22%

Race & ethnicity

Bluefield State
Peru State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Bluefield State64%
Peru State57%
First-years from other states
Bluefield State32%
Peru State41%
First-years from abroad
Bluefield State0%
Peru State1%
New transfer students this fall
Bluefield State147
Peru State108
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Bluefield State40%
Peru State29%

Campus

Bluefield State
Distant townNCAA D-II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationStudy abroad
Peru State
Rural, remoteNAIA · Heart of America Athletic Conference

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