Among states, California had by far the highest number of most-diverse campuses appearing on this list: 36. It was followed by Hawaii, with 14, and New York, with 10. The diversity index measures, on a scale of 0 to 100, the probability that any two students at an institution are from different racial or ethnic groups.
| 4-year public |
| Rank | Institution | Total enrollment | Nonresident alien | American Indian/Alaska Native | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | White | 2 or more races | Race unknown | Diversity index |
| 1. | U. of Hawaii at Hilo | 4,157 | 4.4% | 0.4% | 22.1% | 1.2% | 9.1% | 11.3% | 23.4% | 28.2% | 0.5% | 87.32 |
| 2. | U. of Hawaii Maui College | 4,382 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 24.6% | 1.0% | 10.9% | 15.5% | 22.3% | 24.4% | 0.1% | 85.36 |
| 3. | U. of Hawaii-West Oahu | 1,997 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 39.0% | 1.4% | 11.0% | 8.2% | 12.3% | 27.7% | 0.1% | 81.37 |
| 4. | U. of Hawaii-Manoa | 20,426 | 6.4% | 0.2% | 35.7% | 1.2% | 7.4% | 5.2% | 22.3% | 21.6% | 0.3% | 81.04 |
| 5. | California State U.-East Bay | 13,851 | 9.6% | 0.2% | 26.1% | 11.9% | 23.3% | 1.1% | 22.4% | 5.4% | 8.7% | 80.39 |
| 6. | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 9,944 | 16.6% | 0.1% | 20.0% | 9.6% | 18.3% | 0.1% | 33.0% | 2.3% | 7.7% | 78.08 |
| 7. | City College of City U. of New York | 16,023 | 9.0% | 0.1% | 19.2% | 18.9% | 31.8% | 0.3% | 20.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 77.83 |
| 8. | Rutgers U. at Newark | 12,011 | 7.1% | 0.1% | 19.4% | 16.6% | 17.8% | 1.9% | 34.7% | 2.4% | 5.4% | 77.75 |
| 9. | U. of Houston | 40,747 | 8.9% | 0.2% | 19.2% | 11.4% | 25.1% | 0.2% | 32.4% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 77.47 |
| 10. | San Francisco State U. | 30,500 | 7.9% | 0.3% | 27.8% | 5.1% | 22.5% | 0.6% | 30.3% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 77.12 |
| 11. | San Jose State U. | 30,448 | 7.4% | 0.2% | 33.6% | 3.6% | 22.4% | 0.9% | 26.8% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 75.80 |
| 12. | City U. of New York Bernard M. Baruch College | 17,373 | 12.1% | 0.1% | 30.8% | 9.6% | 14.0% | 0.2% | 32.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 75.59 |
| 13. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 39,945 | 13.6% | 0.2% | 29.6% | 3.1% | 15.7% | 0.3% | 33.7% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 75.47 |
| 14. | Seattle Central Community College | 7,068 | 19.8% | 0.6% | 11.7% | 11.5% | 6.8% | 0.4% | 42.6% | 6.8% | 8.6% | 74.84 |
| 15. | City U. of New York, New York City College of Technology | 16,207 | 4.3% | 0.4% | 16.7% | 34.8% | 28.5% | 0.4% | 14.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 74.76 |
| 4-year private nonprofit |
| Rank | Institution | Total enrollment | Nonresident alien | American Indian/Alaska Native | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | White | 2 or more races | Race unknown | Diversity index |
| 1. | Hawaii Pacific U. | 7,463 | 13.2% | 0.6% | 20.5% | 5.7% | 13.6% | 3.1% | 30.7% | 12.8% | 5.0% | 82.41 |
| 2. | Chaminade U. of Honolulu | 2,912 | 1.9% | 0.9% | 28.7% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 17.0% | 22.8% | 12.3% | 15.9% | 82.28 |
| 3. | Holy Names U. | 1,353 | 3.8% | 0.6% | 14.0% | 24.5% | 24.0% | 3.1% | 26.0% | 4.1% | 8.0% | 79.27 |
| 4. | La Sierra U. | 2,393 | 17.0% | 0.1% | 13.6% | 8.3% | 36.1% | 2.2% | 18.3% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 78.18 |
| 5. | Houston Baptist U. | 2,589 | 3.5% | 0.2% | 11.0% | 21.7% | 26.1% | 0.3% | 30.0% | 7.3% | 1.5% | 78.15 |
| 6. | Andrews U. | 3,551 | 18.7% | 0.3% | 8.3% | 22.2% | 13.9% | 0.8% | 33.7% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 77.57 |
| 7. | Pacific Union College | 1,564 | 3.4% | 1.1% | 20.5% | 7.8% | 25.9% | 2.2% | 32.9% | 6.1% | 10.9% | 77.45 |
| 8. | Otis College of Art and Design | 1,165 | 17.5% | 0.5% | 33.4% | 4.3% | 14.5% | 0.4% | 25.3% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 77.10 |
| 9. | Remington College at Honolulu | 537 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 33.4% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 33.0% | 7.1% | 13.9% | 0.7% | 76.66 |
| 10. | U. of San Francisco | 10,040 | 14.2% | 0.3% | 18.3% | 4.3% | 17.8% | 0.4% | 38.6% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 76.38 |
| 11. | Southwestern Adventist U. | 806 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 15.2% | 34.5% | 0.8% | 26.1% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 76.19 |
| 12. | Menlo College | 714 | 11.3% | 0.5% | 6.9% | 6.5% | 23.3% | 4.1% | 40.5% | 6.9% | 11.1% | 75.84 |
| 13. | Nyack College | 3,318 | 5.4% | 0.2% | 12.3% | 35.4% | 24.7% | 0.2% | 19.4% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 75.79 |
| 14. | New York Institute of Technology at Old Westbury | 7,883 | 18.3% | 0.4% | 20.2% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 0.2% | 38.1% | 1.0% | 22.5% | 75.67 |
| 15. | U. of Southern California | 39,958 | 20.7% | 0.2% | 19.7% | 5.3% | 12.8% | 0.2% | 37.9% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 75.55 |
| 4-year private for-profit |
| Rank | Institution | Total enrollment | Nonresident alien | American Indian/Alaska Native | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | White | 2 or more races | Race unknown | Diversity index |
| 1. | Los Angeles Film School | 2,464 | 2.4% | 0.6% | 3.1% | 28.2% | 28.3% | 0.2% | 18.1% | 19.2% | 21.5% | 80.59 |
| 2. | DeVry U. Keller Graduate School of Management (Calif.) | 2,033 | 11.2% | 0.6% | 22.1% | 17.8% | 17.7% | 1.6% | 27.4% | 1.6% | 13.2% | 80.02 |
| 3. | Plaza College (N.Y.) | 766 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 11.9% | 30.8% | 29.6% | 0.0% | 15.9% | 11.2% | 0.0% | 77.78 |
| 4. | DeVry U. Keller Graduate School of Management (N.Y.) | 846 | 23.7% | 0.3% | 15.8% | 32.5% | 14.6% | 0.3% | 12.3% | 0.7% | 12.3% | 77.71 |
| 5. | Argosy U. at Honolulu | 605 | 0.2% | 1.2% | 27.2% | 10.0% | 10.2% | 24.8% | 26.4% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 77.42 |
| 6. | Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising at Los Angeles | 3,743 | 13.3% | 0.3% | 12.9% | 6.4% | 25.2% | 1.3% | 37.0% | 3.7% | 8.9% | 76.11 |
| 7. | International Academy of Design and Technology at Henderson (Nev.) | 514 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 9.9% | 23.0% | 18.9% | 2.8% | 37.4% | 7.3% | 23.0% | 76.11 |
| 8. | California College San Diego | 1,139 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 12.6% | 20.6% | 32.9% | 4.8% | 26.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 75.91 |
| 9. | ITT Technical Institute at San Diego | 1,385 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 13.9% | 17.6% | 32.9% | 1.7% | 28.8% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 75.87 |
| 10. | ITT Technical Institute at North Las Vegas (Nev.) | 552 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 7.1% | 28.1% | 24.3% | 0.4% | 33.8% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 74.23 |
| 11. | Berkeley College at New York | 4,864 | 20.9% | 0.5% | 3.9% | 35.0% | 28.2% | 0.0% | 11.5% | 0.0% | 21.1% | 73.95 |
| 12. | Musicians Institute | 1,288 | 31.4% | 0.7% | 4.0% | 7.5% | 12.4% | 0.2% | 37.5% | 6.5% | 4.7% | 73.88 |
| 13. | Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising at San Francisco | 750 | 3.9% | 0.4% | 19.3% | 7.0% | 24.1% | 1.0% | 40.3% | 4.0% | 6.9% | 73.60 |
| 14. | West Coast U. at Ontario | 1,082 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 38.6% | 3.5% | 17.2% | 4.1% | 29.2% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 73.31 |
| 15. | Academy of Art U. | 17,871 | 36.2% | 0.7% | 9.3% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 0.4% | 33.5% | 2.1% | 23.1% | 73.21 |
| 2-year public |
| Rank | Institution | Total enrollment | Nonresident alien | American Indian/Alaska Native | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | White | 2 or more races | Race unknown | Diversity index |
| 1. | U. of Hawaii Windward Community College | 2,741 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 16.6% | 0.9% | 12.1% | 13.3% | 17.6% | 39.1% | 1.1% | 90.94 |
| 2. | U. of Hawaii Hawaii Community College | 3,663 | 1.7% | 0.5% | 16.2% | 0.7% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 17.0% | 34.6% | 0.9% | 90.15 |
| 3. | U. of Hawaii Kauai Community College | 1,495 | 0.6% | 0.2% | 28.8% | 0.3% | 12.9% | 10.3% | 19.0% | 27.9% | 0.8% | 85.38 |
| 4. | U. of Hawaii Leeward Community College | 7,960 | 1.1% | 0.2% | 38.1% | 1.9% | 12.3% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 28.5% | 1.1% | 82.31 |
| 5. | Berkeley City College | 5,739 | 5.2% | 0.3% | 16.3% | 20.1% | 23.2% | 0.5% | 28.2% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 79.68 |
| 6. | U. of Hawaii Honolulu Community College | 4,582 | 1.5% | 0.3% | 42.3% | 1.5% | 8.6% | 10.3% | 8.9% | 26.6% | 0.8% | 79.46 |
| 7. | Kapiolani Community College | 8,892 | 7.5% | 0.2% | 43.0% | 1.0% | 8.0% | 4.9% | 11.6% | 23.9% | 0.4% | 78.72 |
| 8. | Laney College | 11,387 | 4.0% | 0.3% | 28.8% | 25.9% | 18.8% | 0.6% | 17.0% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 78.42 |
| 9. | Cosumnes River College | 14,143 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 28.2% | 14.1% | 23.2% | 1.9% | 25.8% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 78.01 |
| 10. | Montgomery College | 27,453 | 10.3% | 0.3% | 11.7% | 27.0% | 19.4% | 0.3% | 29.3% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 77.91 |
| 11. | Bunker Hill Community College | 13,504 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 10.8% | 25.9% | 21.0% | 0.1% | 30.7% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 77.88 |
| 12. | City U. of New York-Queensborough Community College | 15,711 | 6.1% | 0.6% | 21.6% | 22.2% | 29.0% | 0.6% | 19.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 77.81 |
| 13. | College of Alameda | 5,682 | 3.8% | 0.3% | 32.5% | 22.6% | 19.6% | 0.5% | 15.8% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 77.81 |
| 14. | Sacramento City College | 24,381 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 22.4% | 12.8% | 26.8% | 1.3% | 29.5% | 5.8% | 3.0% | 77.44 |
| 15. | Solano Community College | 9,772 | 0.2% | 0.4% | 14.8% | 16.9% | 25.0% | 0.8% | 33.9% | 8.1% | 6.9% | 77.23 |
| 2-year private for-profit |
| Rank | Institution | Total enrollment | Nonresident alien | American Indian/Alaska Native | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | White | 2 or more races | Race unknown | Diversity index |
| 1. | Everest College at Henderson (Nev.) | 934 | 0.0% | 1.1% | 6.1% | 19.7% | 32.4% | 4.3% | 27.7% | 8.9% | 0.9% | 77.43 |
| 2. | Kaplan College at Las Vegas | 871 | 0.1% | 1.4% | 14.9% | 21.5% | 28.0% | 4.9% | 28.9% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 76.68 |
| 3. | WyoTech at Fremont (Calif.) | 1,452 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 12.2% | 13.4% | 36.6% | 4.7% | 25.8% | 6.6% | 1.1% | 76.45 |
| 4. | Asher College | 726 | 0.0% | 0.7% | 16.3% | 24.1% | 19.3% | 1.0% | 36.0% | 2.6% | 0.6% | 74.83 |
| 5. | Concorde Career College at San Diego | 649 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 11.8% | 14.2% | 42.2% | 5.9% | 19.0% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 74.78 |
| 6. | Kaplan College at Sacramento (Calif.) | 558 | 0.2% | 1.9% | 10.8% | 24.1% | 29.6% | 2.7% | 30.9% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 74.68 |
| 7. | Heald College at San Francisco | 1,228 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 27.5% | 23.4% | 33.3% | 2.0% | 11.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 74.51 |
| 8. | Kaplan College at San Diego | 1,363 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 22.3% | 11.0% | 27.7% | 3.5% | 34.7% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 73.96 |
| 9. | Concorde Career Institute at Tampa (Fla.) | 614 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 22.7% | 32.3% | 0.3% | 32.3% | 11.2% | 3.8% | 73.96 |
| 10. | Pima Medical Institute at Las Vegas | 1,089 | 0.0% | 1.1% | 12.3% | 15.3% | 30.3% | 0.9% | 36.5% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 73.61 |
| 11. | Heald College at Hayward (Calif.) | 1,419 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 18.1% | 22.5% | 41.1% | 3.4% | 12.8% | 1.4% | 16.6% | 73.09 |
| 12. | Carrington College California at Sacramento | 1,392 | 0.2% | 1.3% | 9.2% | 17.9% | 20.4% | 2.0% | 43.2% | 5.8% | 3.6% | 73.04 |
| 13. | Concorde Career College at North Hollywood (Calif.) | 1,050 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 26.3% | 3.6% | 41.2% | 7.2% | 17.6% | 3.8% | 16.3% | 72.38 |
| 14. | Concorde Career College at Garden Grove (Calif.) | 1,006 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 24.5% | 4.0% | 42.7% | 6.0% | 18.3% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 71.93 |
| 15. | Long Island Business Institute | 515 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 41.6% | 9.1% | 22.2% | 0.0% | 21.8% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 71.93 |
| Note: Percentages are based on the total number of students of a particular race or ethnicity out of all students whose race is known. The 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. Institutions with fewer than 500 total students were excluded. |
| Source: Chronicle analysis of U.S. Department of Education data |
