Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Messenger has 26 pts more Pell recipients than Oak Valley (81% vs. 56%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Oak Valley has 3.1× as many undergrads as Messenger

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Messenger is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.56)

    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
Oak Valley75
Pell Grant share
Messenger81%
Oak Valley56%
First-gen share
MessengerNot reported
Oak ValleyNot reported
Diversity index
Messenger0.61
Oak Valley0.56

Who they are

Men
Messenger33%
Oak Valley53%
Part-time students
Messenger4%
Oak Valley4%
Students 25 and older
Messenger35%
Oak Valley13%

Race & ethnicity

Messenger
Oak Valley
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Messenger0%
Oak Valley100%
First-years from other states
Messenger100%
Oak Valley0%
First-years from abroad
Messenger0%
Oak Valley0%
New transfer students this fall
Messenger1
Oak Valley0
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Messenger14%
Oak Valley0%

Campus

Messenger
Large suburb
Oak Valley
Large suburbNo college housing

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