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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Milwaukee School of Engineering has 11 pts more first-gen students than St Olaf (24% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Milwaukee School of Engineering has 3 pts more Pell recipients than St Olaf (24% vs. 21%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    St Olaf is a bit larger (3,093 vs. 2,654)

    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
Milwaukee School of Engineering2.7K
St Olaf3.1K
Pell Grant share
Milwaukee School of Engineering24%
St Olaf21%
First-gen share
Milwaukee School of Engineering24%
St Olaf13%
Diversity index
Milwaukee School of Engineering0.53
St Olaf0.53

Who they are

Men
Milwaukee School of Engineering71%
St Olaf42%
Part-time students
Milwaukee School of Engineering2%
St Olaf1%
Students 25 and older
Milwaukee School of Engineering5%
St Olaf0%

Race & ethnicity

Milwaukee School of Engineering
St Olaf
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Milwaukee School of Engineering51%
St Olaf44%
First-years from other states
Milwaukee School of Engineering44%
St Olaf42%
First-years from abroad
Milwaukee School of Engineering5%
St Olaf14%
New transfer students this fall
Milwaukee School of Engineering125
St Olaf20
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Milwaukee School of Engineering16%
St Olaf2%

Campus

Milwaukee School of Engineering
Large cityNCAA D-III · Northern Athletics ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
St Olaf
Distant townNCAA D-III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic 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