Key differences on Students & campus

1
Alcorn State has 16 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina (35% vs. 18%)
First-generation students
2
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Alcorn State (76% vs. 70%)
Pell Grant recipients
3
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina is more diverse (index 0.07 vs. 0.07)
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

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina2.4KLargest

Alcorn State2.4K

Pell Grant share

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina76%Highest

Alcorn State70%

First-gen share

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina18%

Alcorn State35%Highest

Diversity index

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina0.07Most

Alcorn State0.07

Who they are

Men

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina35%

Alcorn State33%

Part-time students

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina16%

Alcorn State13%

Students 25 and older

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina7%

Alcorn State10%

Race & ethnicity

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina

Alcorn State

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina97%

Alcorn State69%

First-years from other states

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina0%

Alcorn State30%

First-years from abroad

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina0%

Alcorn State1%

New transfer students this fall

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina91

Alcorn State174

Transfers, share of new undergraduates

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina12%

Alcorn State22%

Campus

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina

Large suburbNo college housing

Alcorn State

Rural, remoteNCAA D-I FCS · Southwestern Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy 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