See the Most Diverse National Liberal Arts Colleges
Colleges With a Diverse Student Body
U.S. News identifies colleges where students 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 10 most ethnically diverse National Liberal Arts Colleges, which emphasize undergraduate education.
10. Whittier College (CA)
Diversity index: 0.65
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 38.5 percent
U.S. News rank: 133 (tie)
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8 (tie). Amherst College (MA)
Diversity index: 0.66
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 12.8 percent
U.S. News rank: 2
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8 (tie). Swarthmore College (PA)
Diversity index: 0.66
Largest minority group: Asian
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 15.4 percent
U.S. News rank: 3
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7. Wellesley College (MA)
Diversity index: 0.67
Largest minority group: Asian
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 23.4 percent
U.S. News rank: 4
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5 (tie). Agnes Scott College (GA)
Diversity index: 0.68
Largest minority group: Black
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 34.7 percent
U.S. News rank: 73 (tie)
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5 (tie). Soka University of America (CA)
Diversity index: 0.68
Largest minority group: Asian
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 18.9 percent
U.S. News rank: 41 (tie)
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4. SUNY College--Old Westbury
Diversity index: 0.72
Largest minority group: Black
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 30.7 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
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2 (tie). University of Hawaii--Hilo
Diversity index: 0.75
Largest minority group: Pacific Islander
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 32.4 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
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2 (tie). Pacific Union College (CA)
Diversity index: 0.75
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 27 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
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1. Pine Manor College (MA)
Diversity index: 0.77
Largest minority group: Black
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 20.1 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
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Delece Smith-Barrow is an education reporter at U.S. News, covering graduate schools. You can follow her on Twitter or email her at dsmithbarrow@usnews.com.
