Schools With Multiple Ethnicities on Campus
U.S. News identifies colleges where undergrads are most likely to encounter undergrads from a different racial or ethnic background by examining the proportion of non-international minority students at a school and the overall mix of groups.
Schools are measured on their campus ethnic diversity on a scale from 0, the least diverse, to 1, most diverse. Here are the 13 most ethnically diverse National Universities, which offer a range of undergraduate programs as well as master’s and Ph.D. programs.
9 (tie). Nova Southeastern University (FL)
Diversity index: 0.71
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 31 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
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9 (tie). Texas Woman’s University
Diversity index: 0.71
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 24.6 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
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9 (tie). University of California–Los Angeles
Diversity index: 0.71
Largest minority group: Asian
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 31 percent
U.S. News rank: 23 (tie)
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9 (tie). University of Illinois–Chicago
Diversity index: 0.71
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 24.7 percent
U.S. News rank: 149 (tie)
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9 (tie). University of Texas–Arlington
Diversity index: 0.71
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 25.6
U.S. News rank: RNP
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8. University of San Francisco
Diversity index: 0.72
Largest minority group: Asian
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 19.4
U.S. News rank: 106 (tie)
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6 (tie). University of Hawaii–Manoa
Diversity index: 0.73
Largest minority group: Asian
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 41.4
U.S. News rank: 168 (tie)
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6 (tie). University of Nevada–Las Vegas
Diversity index: 0.73
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 23.2
U.S. News rank: RNP
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2 (tie). Andrews University (MI)
Diversity index: 0.74
Largest minority group: Black
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 22.3
U.S. News rank: 168 (tie)
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2 (tie). Stanford University (CA)
Diversity index: 0.74
Largest minority group: Asian
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 19.1
U.S. News rank: 4 (tie)
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2 (tie). St. John’s University (NY)
Diversity index: 0.74
Largest minority group: Black
Percentage of largest minority on campus: 19.3
U.S. News rank: 145 (tie)
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2 (tie). University of Houston
Diversity index: 0.74
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 30
U.S. News rank: 189 (tie)
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1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey–Newark
Diversity index: 0.76
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 24.5
U.S. News rank: 126 (tie)
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