Key differences on Students & campus

1
Northwood has 13 pts more first-gen students than Carroll (40% vs. 27%)
First-generation students
2
Carroll is a bit larger (2,523 vs. 1,974)
Undergrads
3
Carroll is more diverse (index 0.49 vs. 0.46)
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

Carroll2.5KLargest

Northwood2K

Pell Grant share

Carroll23%

Northwood26%Highest

First-gen share

Carroll27%

Northwood40%Highest

Diversity index

Carroll0.49Most

Northwood0.46

Who they are

Men

Carroll33%

Northwood63%

Part-time students

Carroll3%

Northwood32%

Students 25 and older

Carroll5%

Northwood34%

Race & ethnicity

Carroll

Northwood

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state

Carroll65%

Northwood78%

First-years from other states

Carroll29%

Northwood17%

First-years from abroad

Carroll5%

Northwood4%

New transfer students this fall

Carroll93

Northwood349

Transfers, share of new undergraduates

Carroll11%

Northwood50%

Campus

Carroll

Small cityNCAA D-III · College Conference of Illinois and WisconsinROTCStudy abroad

Northwood

Small cityNCAA D-II · Great Midwest Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad

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