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Most diverse student bodies

The chance that two undergraduates picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups (Simpson’s index, 0–100).

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
80
#1 · Columbia University-Barnard College
Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY
55
Median
of 365 schools, Division I
1.5×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
77
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list

Top 15

  1. 1Columbia University-Barnard CollegeDivision I · The Ivy League · New York, NY80
  2. 2Stanford UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA80
  3. 3University of San FranciscoDivision I · West Coast Conference · San Francisco, CA80
  4. 4Harvard UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA79
  5. 5University of Southern CaliforniaDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA79
  6. 6Yale UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT79
  7. 7Brown UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI78
  8. 8Rice UniversityDivision I · American Conference · Houston, TX78
  9. 9Seattle UniversityDivision I · West Coast Conference · Seattle, WA78
  10. 10Boston UniversityDivision I · Patriot League · Boston, MA77
  11. 11Cornell UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY77
  12. 12George Mason UniversityDivision I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Fairfax, VA77
  13. 13Northwestern UniversityDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL77
  14. 14Princeton UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ77
  15. 15University of California, DavisDivision I · Mountain West Conference · Davis, CA77

Every school, Division I

280
#1 · Columbia University-Barnard Collegeevery school

The spread across 365 schools; the median is 55.

How it is measured

Undergraduate race/ethnicity shares, including international students; "unknown" is left out. A high score means no single group dominates.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolDiversity indexUndergradsSetting
1Columbia University-Barnard College
Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY
809,111City
2Stanford University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA
808,054Suburb
3University of San Francisco
Division I · West Coast Conference · San Francisco, CA
805,729City
4Harvard University
Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA
799,095City
5University of Southern California
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
7921,023City
6Yale University
Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT
796,818City
7Brown University
Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI
787,741City
8Rice University
Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX
784,574City
9Seattle University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Seattle, WA
784,137City
10Boston University
Division I · Patriot League · Boston, MA
7718,656City
11Cornell University
Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY
7716,051City
12George Mason University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Fairfax, VA
7727,666Suburb
13Northwestern University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL
779,157City
14Princeton University
Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ
775,671City
15University of California, Davis
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Davis, CA
7731,797Suburb
16University of California, Los Angeles
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
7733,040City
17University of California, Santa Barbara
Division I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA
7723,232Suburb
18University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Division I · America East Conference · Baltimore, MD
7710,490Suburb
19University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Las Vegas, NV
7725,794City
20University of Pennsylvania
Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA
7711,611City
21Duke University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC
766,488City
22New Jersey Institute of Technology
Division I · America East Conference · Newark, NJ
769,523City
23University of California, San Diego
Division I · Big West Conference · San Diego, CA
7633,792City
24University of Hawaii, Manoa
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Honolulu, HI
7614,576City
25University of Washington
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA
7639,515City
26Loyola Marymount University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Los Angeles, CA
757,336City
27Northeastern University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Boston, MA
7515,891City
28Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Division I · Big Ten Conference · New Brunswick, NJ
7536,588City
29Santa Clara University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Santa Clara, CA
756,249City
30University of California, Berkeley
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA
7533,078City
31University of Houston
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Houston, TX
7537,946City
32University of Illinois Chicago
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Chicago, IL
7522,107City
33University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL
7535,564City
34University of Texas at Austin
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX
7542,444City
35University of the Pacific
Division I · West Coast Conference · Stockton, CA
753,297City
36Vanderbilt University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN
757,152City
37California State University, Sacramento
Division I · Big West Conference · Sacramento, CA
7428,268City
38Georgia State University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Atlanta, GA
7427,588City
39Oral Roberts University
Division I · The Summit League · Tulsa, OK
744,565City
40Stony Brook University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Stony Brook, NY
7417,549Suburb
41University at Albany
Division I · America East Conference · Albany, NY
7412,190City
42University of Texas at Arlington
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Arlington, TX
7431,112City
43Georgia Institute of Technology
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Atlanta, GA
7319,505City
44La Salle University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Philadelphia, PA
732,426City
45University of California, Irvine
Division I · Big West Conference · Irvine, CA
7329,503City
46University of Maryland, College Park
Division I · Big Ten Conference · College Park, MD
7330,608Suburb
47University of North Texas
Division I · American Conference · Denton, TX
7333,858City
48Virginia Commonwealth University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA
7321,205City
49Dartmouth College
Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH
724,447Town
50Drexel University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Philadelphia, PA
7213,589City
51Houston Christian University
Division I · Southland Conference · Houston, TX
722,787City
52Pepperdine University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Malibu, CA
723,629Suburb
53Saint Mary's College of California
Division I · West Coast Conference · Moraga, CA
722,044Suburb
54Saint Peter's University
Division I · Metro Conference · Jersey City, NJ
722,101City
55The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Division I · Southern Conference · Greensboro, NC
7214,156City
56University of Portland
Division I · West Coast Conference · Portland, OR
723,136City
57Arizona State University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tempe, AZ
7165,174City
58LSU New Orleans
Division I · Southland Conference · New Orleans, LA
715,476City
59San Diego State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA
7134,050City
60University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Buffalo, NY
7120,463Suburb
61DePaul University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Chicago, IL
7014,374City
62Florida Atlantic University
Division I · American Conference · Boca Raton, FL
7024,614City
63Fordham University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY
7010,307City
64George Washington University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Washington, DC
7011,387City
65Kennesaw State University
Division I · Conference USA · Kennesaw, GA
7040,509Suburb
66Lamar University
Division I · Southland Conference · Beaumont, TX
707,998City
67Northern Illinois University
Division I · Horizon League · DeKalb, IL
7011,358Suburb
68San Jose State University
Division I · Mountain West Conference · San Jose, CA
7027,111City
69Seton Hall University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · South Orange, NJ
706,061Suburb
70St. John's University (New York)
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Queens, NY
7015,699City
71Temple University
Division I · American Conference · Philadelphia, PA
7021,720City
72Towson University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Towson, MD
7016,517City
73University of Central Florida
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL
7059,470Suburb
74University of Detroit Mercy
Division I · Horizon League · Detroit, MI
703,352City
75University of South Florida
Division I · American Conference · Tampa, FL
7037,269City
76East Texas A&M University
Division I · Southland Conference · Commerce, TX
698,318Town
77Georgetown University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC
697,968City
78Hofstra University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hempstead, NY
696,224Suburb
79Old Dominion University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Norfolk, VA
6917,736City
80Portland State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Portland, OR
6915,960City
81The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Division I · American Conference · Charlotte, NC
6923,981City
82The University of Tulsa
Division I · American Conference · Tulsa, OK
692,485City
83University of California, Riverside
Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA
6922,646City
84University of Connecticut
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Storrs, CT
6919,388Town
85University of San Diego
Division I · West Coast Conference · San Diego, CA
695,726City
86Wichita State University
Division I · American Conference · Wichita, KS
6912,856City
87California Baptist University
Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA
688,110City
88Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus
Division I · Northeast Conference · Teaneck, NJ
685,440Suburb
89Grand Canyon University
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ
6870,929City
90Loyola University Chicago
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Chicago, IL
6812,487City
91Mercer University
Division I · Southern Conference · Macon, GA
684,807City
92University of Miami (Florida)
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL
6812,883Suburb
93University of Michigan
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI
6833,730City
94Manhattan University
Division I · Metro Conference · The Bronx, NY
672,928City
95Sam Houston State University
Division I · Conference USA · Huntsville, TX
6718,179Town
96Stetson University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · DeLand, FL
672,338City
97University of Alabama at Birmingham
Division I · American Conference · Birmingham, AL
6712,382City
98University of Florida
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL
6734,924City
99University of Memphis
Division I · American Conference · Memphis, TN
6716,771City
100Long Beach State University
Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA
6634,243City
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