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U. Fort Lauderdale
Salem

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. Fort Lauderdale has 14 pts more first-gen students than Salem (47% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. Fort Lauderdale has 14 pts more Pell recipients than Salem (69% vs. 55%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Salem is a bit larger (423 vs. 314)

    Undergrads

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. Fort Lauderdale314
Salem423
Pell Grant share
U. Fort Lauderdale69%
Salem55%
First-gen share
U. Fort Lauderdale47%
Salem33%
Diversity index
U. Fort Lauderdale0.69
Salem0.68

Who they are

Men
U. Fort Lauderdale78%
Salem0%
Part-time students
U. Fort Lauderdale10%
Salem6%
Students 25 and older
U. Fort Lauderdale35%
Salem14%

Race & ethnicity

U. Fort Lauderdale
Salem
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Fort Lauderdale81%
Salem76%
First-years from other states
U. Fort Lauderdale16%
Salem20%
First-years from abroad
U. Fort Lauderdale0%
Salem0%
New transfer students this fall
U. Fort Lauderdale49
Salem32
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Fort Lauderdale44%
Salem19%

Campus

U. Fort Lauderdale
Large suburbNo college housing
Salem
Large cityNCAA D-III · USA South Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy 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.

PolicyU. Fort LauderdaleSalem
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression–Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)
Trans admission policy (historically women's or men's college)–Trans admission policy (historically women's or men's college): 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