Key differences on Students & campus

1
Messenger has 33 pts more Pell recipients than Visible Music (81% vs. 49%)
Pell Grant recipients
2
Visible Music has 3.3× as many undergrads as Messenger
Undergrads
3
Visible Music is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.61)
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

Messenger24

Visible Music79Largest

Pell Grant share

Messenger81%Highest

Visible Music49%

First-gen share

MessengerNot reported

Visible MusicNot reported

Diversity index

Messenger0.61

Visible Music0.65Most

Who they are

Men

Messenger33%

Visible Music56%

Part-time students

Messenger4%

Visible Music16%

Students 25 and older

Messenger35%

Visible Music32%

Race & ethnicity

Messenger

Visible Music

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state

Messenger0%

Visible Music54%

First-years from other states

Messenger100%

Visible Music46%

First-years from abroad

Messenger0%

Visible Music0%

New transfer students this fall

Messenger1

Visible Music7

Transfers, share of new undergraduates

Messenger14%

Visible Music35%

Campus

Messenger

Large suburb

Visible Music

Large city

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