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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Crown has 7 pts more first-gen students than Beacon (27% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Crown has 1.6× as many undergrads as Beacon

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Crown is more diverse (index 0.54 vs. 0.52)

    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
Beacon506
Crown796
Pell Grant share
Beacon24%
Crown24%
First-gen share
Beacon19%
Crown27%
Diversity index
Beacon0.52
Crown0.54

Who they are

Men
Beacon65%
Crown52%
Part-time students
Beacon2%
Crown22%
Students 25 and older
Beacon7%
Crown11%

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Beacon34%
Crown54%
First-years from other states
Beacon65%
Crown41%
First-years from abroad
Beacon1%
Crown5%
New transfer students this fall
Beacon26
Crown66
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Beacon19%
Crown25%

Campus

Beacon
Midsize suburbStudy abroad
Crown
Rural, near a cityNCAA D-III · Upper Midwest Athletic ConferenceStudy 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.

PolicyBeaconCrown
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expressionNondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)–

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