See the Most Diverse National Universities
Schools with multiple ethnicities on campus
U.S. News identifies colleges where undergraduates are most likely to encounter other students from a different racial or ethnic background by examining the proportion of minority students, excluding international 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 Universities, which offer a range of undergraduate programs as well as master's and Ph.D. programs.
CUNY--City College (NY)
Diversity index: 0.73
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 32%
U.S. News rank: 228 (tie)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Diversity index: 0.73
Largest minority group: Asian American
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 28%
U.S. News rank: 3 (tie)
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University of Hawaii--Manoa
Diversity index: 0.73
Largest minority group: Asian American
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 40%
U.S. News rank: 166 (tie)
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University of Houston
Diversity index: 0.73
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 36%
U.S. News rank: 185 (tie)
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Stanford University (CA)
Diversity index: 0.74
Largest minority group: Asian American
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 22%
U.S. News rank: 6 (tie)
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University of San Francisco
Diversity index: 0.74
Largest minority group: Asian American
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 24%
U.S. News rank: 97 (tie)
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University of Nevada--Las Vegas
Diversity index: 0.75
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 30%
U.S. News rank: 293-381
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Andrews University (MI)
Diversity index: 0.76
Largest minority group: African American
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 19%
U.S. News rank: 293-381
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Rutgers University--Newark (NJ)
Diversity index: 0.76
Largest minority group: Hispanic
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 29%
U.S. News rank: 132 (tie)
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University of Hawaii--Hilo
Diversity index: 0.77
Largest minority group: Asian American
Percentage of largest minority group on campus: 16%
U.S. News rank: 293-381
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Universities with a high campus ethnic diversity index
-- University of Hawaii--Hilo: 0.77
-- Andrews University: 0.76
-- Rutgers University--Newark: 0.76
-- University of Nevada--Las Vegas: 0.75
-- Stanford University: 0.74
-- University of San Francisco: 0.74
-- CUNY--City College: 0.73
-- Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 0.73
-- University of Hawaii--Manoa: 0.73
-- University of Houston: 0.73
