The Most Racially Diverse University Campuses

According to the new U.S. News & World Report rankings, the Rutgers University campus in Newark, New Jersey, is the most racially diverse university in the nation. Current Department of Education data shows that Asian Americans are the largest minority group on campus making up 23 percent of the student body. Blacks are 19.9 percent of the undergraduate students on campus. Hispanics are 17.7 percent of the student body. Whites are the largest group at 27 percent of the total.

Other universities rated as among the most racially diverse where African Americans are the largest minority group are Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, St. John’s University in Queens, New York, the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and the University of Texas at Arlington.

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