Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Beacon is a bit larger (506 vs. 368)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    St. John's is more diverse (index 0.55 vs. 0.52)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    St. John's has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Beacon (27% vs. 24%)

    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
St. John's368
Beacon506
Pell Grant share
St. John's27%
Beacon24%
First-gen share
St. John'sNot reported
Beacon19%
Diversity index
St. John's0.55
Beacon0.52

Who they are

Men
St. John's50%
Beacon65%
Part-time students
St. John's1%
Beacon2%
Students 25 and older
St. John's7%
Beacon7%

Race & ethnicity

St. John's
Beacon
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
St. John's16%
Beacon34%
First-years from other states
St. John's74%
Beacon65%
First-years from abroad
St. John's11%
Beacon1%
New transfer students this fall
St. John's11
Beacon26
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
St. John's13%
Beacon19%

Campus

St. John's
Rural, near a city
Beacon
Midsize suburbStudy 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.

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