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Colleges With the Greatest Racial and Ethnic Diversity

Almanac 2018
August 19, 2018

The diversity index, shown in the last column of the table, indicates on a scale of 1 to 100 the probability that any two students at an institution are from different racial or ethnic groups. Oklahoma State University of Technology appears for the first time since The Chronicle introduced the table, in the 2014 Almanac. It had the highest percentage of American Indian/Alaska Natives and one of the highest percentages of people of two or more races of the institutions cited here. The six colleges on the list with the highest percentages of African-Americans were for-profit institutions or two-year private nonprofit institutions. No institution with a diversity index of 75.0 or greater was more than 37.6 percent white.

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The diversity index, shown in the last column of the table, indicates on a scale of 1 to 100 the probability that any two students at an institution are from different racial or ethnic groups. Oklahoma State University of Technology appears for the first time since The Chronicle introduced the table, in the 2014 Almanac. It had the highest percentage of American Indian/Alaska Natives and one of the highest percentages of people of two or more races of the institutions cited here. The six colleges on the list with the highest percentages of African-Americans were for-profit institutions or two-year private nonprofit institutions. No institution with a diversity index of 75.0 or greater was more than 37.6 percent white.


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Click on the plus signs in the first column to see the final columns, including the diversity index.

4-year public institutions

RankInstitutionTotal
enrollment
Nonresident
alien
American
Indian or
Alaska
Native
AsianAfrican-
American
HispanicNative
Hawaiian
or Pacific
Islander
White2 or more racesRace
unknown
Diversity
index
1. U. of Hawaii at Hilo 3,666 3.4% 0.5% 20.6% 1.2% 13.3% 9.6% 20.2% 31.2% 0.4% 88.9
2. Oklahoma State U. Institute of Technology at Okmulgee 2,396 1.1% 19.2% 0.6% 3.0% 6.5% 0.0% 29.5% 40.1% 7.3% 87.1
3. U. of Hawaii Maui College 3,342 1.4% 0.2% 27.9% 0.7% 12.5% 7.1% 19.1% 31.1% 0.9% 86.5
4. U. of Hawaii-West Oahu 2,939 0.6% 0.2% 35.3% 2.2% 12.1% 6.0% 10.8% 32.8% 0.0% 84.5
5. Highline College 6,750 9.4% 0.5% 17.1% 12.1% 14.3% 1.4% 32.7% 12.3% 9.9% 81.9
6. U. of Hawaii-Manoa 18,056 6.4% 0.2% 36.0% 1.4% 9.6% 3.4% 19.9% 23.2% 0.4% 81.6
7. California State U.-East Bay 15,855 9.6% 0.2% 23.7% 10.8% 31.4% 0.9% 17.8% 5.6% 5.6% 79.3
8. Rutgers U. at Newark 12,321 9.9% 0.1% 18.9% 16.8% 22.5% 0.4% 29.4% 2.1% 4.9% 78.9
9. New Jersey Institute of Technology 11,317 20.2% 0.1% 19.8% 8.1% 18.3% 0.0% 30.8% 2.8% 10.7% 78.5
10. Seattle Central College 6,705 21.9% 0.4% 12.6% 10.9% 7.5% 0.4% 37.3% 9.0% 11.2% 78.0

2-year public institutions

RankInstitutionTotal
enrollment
Nonresident
alien
American
Indian or
Alaska
Native
AsianAfrican-
American
HispanicNative
Hawaiian
or Pacific
Islander
White2 or more racesRace
unknown
Diversity
index
1. U. of Hawaii Hawaii Community College 2,956 1.6% 0.3% 18.0% 0.5% 15.3% 8.0% 13.8% 42.6% 0.4% 91.9
2. U. of Hawaii Windward Community College 2,511 0.4% 0.4% 18.2% 1.1% 15.4% 6.9% 15.5% 42.2% 0.5% 91.5
3. U. of Hawaii Kauai Community College 1,401 1.4% 0.1% 28.9% 0.2% 11.7% 6.2% 16.5% 34.9% 0.3% 87.2
4. U. of Hawaii Leeward Community College 7,262 1.7% 0.2% 37.0% 2.3% 13.9% 4.9% 8.8% 31.3% 0.3% 83.3
5. U. of Hawaii Honolulu Community College 3,903 1.3% 0.2% 42.5% 1.8% 10.7% 6.5% 8.1% 29.0% 0.9% 79.6
6. Kapiolani Community College 7,382 9.5% 0.2% 42.7% 1.2% 8.9% 2.7% 10.0% 24.9% 0.2% 79.0
7. Montgomery College (Md.) 23,916 9.3% 0.2% 11.3% 28.3% 23.6% 0.2% 24.1% 2.9% 0.1% 78.4
8. Berkeley City College 6,811 0.5% 0.2% 23.6% 16.0% 26.2% 0.4% 26.0% 7.2% 4.1% 78.3
9. Bunker Hill Community College 13,253 6.7% 0.4% 10.9% 27.1% 25.6% 0.2% 24.9% 4.2% 8.0% 78.2
10. Solano Community College 9,736 0.5% 0.4% 15.1% 14.1% 29.4% 0.8% 29.9% 10.0% 1.2% 78.2

4-year private nonprofit institutions

RankInstitutionTotal
enrollment
Nonresident
alien
American
Indian or
Alaska
Native
AsianAfrican-
American
HispanicNative
Hawaiian
or Pacific
Islander
White2 or more racesRace
unknown
Diversity
index
1. Hawaii Pacific U. 4,081 13.0% 0.7% 17.5% 5.7% 14.9% 2.3% 30.5% 15.5% 8.9% 83.4
2. Menlo College 790 15.7% 0.6% 10.9% 6.6% 25.0% 2.5% 29.2% 9.5% 10.4% 81.1
3. U. of San Francisco 11,003 16.6% 0.2% 20.5% 5.2% 20.1% 0.8% 30.6% 6.1% 4.2% 79.4
4. Pacific Union College 1,438 3.2% 0.4% 20.6% 10.4% 28.1% 1.6% 27.2% 8.6% 15.6% 79.3
5. Chaminade U. of Honolulu 2,277 1.2% 0.8% 33.5% 7.9% 7.9% 22.2% 18.6% 8.0% 8.1% 79.1
6. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 964 21.5% 0.0% 21.2% 3.7% 10.0% 0.0% 33.1% 10.5% 10.1% 78.8
7. Andrews U. 3,317 19.2% 0.3% 10.1% 20.4% 16.4% 0.3% 31.3% 2.2% 2.4% 78.7
8. Long Island U. at Brooklyn 7,609 9.8% 0.3% 15.3% 28.9% 16.3% 0.2% 26.9% 2.4% 16.3% 78.5
9. Golden Gate U. 2,656 25.1% 0.4% 16.8% 7.4% 13.8% 1.7% 32.0% 3.0% 18.4% 78.2
10. Harvey Mudd College 842 11.5% 0.4% 20.4% 3.1% 16.5% 0.5% 37.5% 10.0% 5.2% 77.6

2-year private nonprofit institutions

RankInstitutionTotal
enrollment
Nonresident
alien
American
Indian or
Alaska
Native
AsianAfrican-
American
HispanicNative
Hawaiian
or Pacific
Islander
White2 or more racesRace
unknown
Diversity
index
1. CBD College 521 0.0% 0.2% 25.3% 10.2% 40.3% 2.3% 21.7% 0.0% 0.0% 71.5
2. Community Care College 614 0.0% 18.8% 1.7% 17.8% 7.3% 0.2% 50.8% 3.3% 2.3% 66.9
3. Jacksonville College (Tex.) 559 3.3% 0.2% 0.2% 14.0% 40.6% 0.0% 39.3% 2.6% 1.6% 66.1
4. Manor College 619 0.2% 1.2% 3.4% 37.6% 10.0% 0.0% 44.5% 3.2% 4.5% 65.0
5. Harcum College 1,530 5.2% 0.2% 1.4% 49.6% 10.0% 0.1% 31.6% 1.8% 2.4% 64.1
6. Latter-Day Saints Business College 2,119 20.3% 0.5% 1.5% 1.6% 14.0% 2.2% 57.1% 3.0% 1.0% 61.3
7. Ultimate Medical Academy at Tampa 16,411 0.0% 1.0% 0.5% 54.1% 8.3% 0.4% 33.5% 2.2% 1.0% 58.8
8. Spartanburg Methodist College 737 0.7% 0.1% 0.7% 33.1% 6.7% 0.0% 56.5% 2.3% 0.0% 56.7
9. Perry Technical Institute 837 0.6% 1.3% 0.5% 0.7% 44.5% 0.4% 49.8% 2.2% 2.0% 55.4
10. Ancilla College 582 4.1% 0.5% 0.3% 12.2% 9.5% 0.0% 66.2% 7.2% 0.0% 53.7

4-year for-profit institutions

RankInstitutionTotal
enrollment
Nonresident
alien
American
Indian or
Alaska
Native
AsianAfrican-
American
HispanicNative
Hawaiian
or Pacific
Islander
White2 or more racesRace
unknown
Diversity
index
1. New England College of Business and Finance 1,131 1.3% 0.6% 2.5% 10.0% 13.1% 0.3% 37.6% 34.5% 19.6% 83.0
2. Art Institute of California at San Francisco 630 8.1% 0.8% 11.8% 13.2% 35.2% 2.3% 20.1% 8.5% 17.9% 79.7
3. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts 1,147 0.0% 0.8% 28.4% 8.2% 30.1% 4.0% 20.5% 8.0% 2.5% 77.8
4. Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising at Los Angeles 2,624 18.8% 0.7% 11.3% 6.0% 22.0% 1.3% 36.5% 3.4% 6.0% 76.6
5. DeVry College of New York 1,734 13.4% 0.5% 9.9% 34.1% 27.6% 0.4% 13.5% 0.7% 4.2% 76.2
6. West Coast U. at Dallas 555 0.0% 0.5% 20.2% 22.7% 19.1% 0.5% 33.2% 3.8% 0.0% 76.1
7. Plaza College 712 0.0% 0.0% 11.7% 31.7% 33.4% 0.0% 12.2% 11.0% 0.0% 75.9
8. Stanbridge College 1,114 0.0% 0.3% 20.0% 8.1% 31.8% 11.0% 28.8% 0.0% 17.8% 75.7
9. DeVry U. of California 4,636 4.5% 0.4% 15.7% 11.6% 35.8% 2.4% 27.5% 2.1% 7.4% 75.5
10. Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (N.Y.) 519 2.1% 0.4% 31.6% 9.3% 11.8% 0.4% 35.1% 9.3% 6.7% 75.4

2-year for-profit institutions

RankInstitutionTotal
enrollment
Nonresident
alien
American
Indian or
Alaska
Native
AsianAfrican-
American
HispanicNative
Hawaiian
or Pacific
Islander
White2 or more racesRace
unknown
Diversity
index
1. Hawaii Medical College 517 0.0% 0.2% 33.3% 1.4% 3.5% 25.8% 3.5% 32.4% 0.2% 82.0
2. Saint Paul’s School of Nursing 550 0.0% 0.2% 14.5% 40.3% 23.5% 1.6% 14.3% 5.7% 19.6% 74.1
3. Asher College 570 0.0% 0.9% 13.6% 34.2% 14.7% 1.6% 33.6% 1.4% 0.9% 73.0
4. ASA Institute of Business and Computer Technology 4,480 25.3% 0.1% 5.1% 28.4% 35.3% 0.1% 3.9% 1.8% 0.2% 72.7
5. Carrington College California at Sacramento 1,186 0.3% 1.4% 12.5% 9.2% 32.7% 2.2% 38.4% 3.3% 5.4% 72.1
6. Concorde Career College (Colo.) 521 0.0% 2.9% 5.6% 28.0% 39.8% 0.6% 19.9% 3.1% 7.5% 71.9
7. Kaplan College at San Diego 654 0.2% 0.3% 20.6% 9.6% 39.9% 2.3% 26.4% 0.7% 8.0% 71.9
8. Laurus College 1,089 1.5% 2.5% 5.8% 13.6% 39.2% 3.2% 32.8% 1.5% 17.7% 71.5
9. Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas 755 0.0% 0.9% 13.2% 9.2% 41.2% 1.2% 30.2% 4.1% 1.9% 71.3
10. American Career College at Anaheim (Calif.) 1,067 0.0% 0.5% 21.4% 4.3% 47.0% 3.2% 13.8% 9.8% 1.1% 71.1

Note: Percentages for nonresident aliens — the U.S. government’s term for non-U.S. citizens, or foreign nationals, without permanent-resident status in the United States — and the various racial and ethnic categories are based on the total number of students in those respective categories out of all students whose race is known. The U.S. Department of Education counts Hispanic and nonresident-alien students as part of distinct racial or ethnic categories, so they are considered as such when calculating the diversity index. The index measures the probability that two people chosen at random from the student body are of different racial or ethnic groups. Students who identify as two or more races are considered as automatically diverse in calculating the index. Figures in the diversity-index column are rounded, but institutions were ranked before rounding. Institutions with fewer than 500 total students were excluded. Questions or comments on the Almanac should be sent to the Almanac editor.

Source: Chronicle analysis of U.S. Department of Education data

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A version of this article appeared in the August 24, 2018, issue.
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