Most Racially Diverse Colleges

Most Racially Diverse Colleges, ranked by racial diversity index. Simpson index across seven reported racial/ethnic categories; not a percentage of students of color. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,198 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Chaminade University of HonoluluHonolulu, Hawaii0.7991%1060$29k$52k55%1,6722 mi 2Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii0.7886%1111$30k$60k35%2,3921 mi 3Westcliff UniversityIrvine, California0.7773%—$35k—62%2,3637 mi 4Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan0.7782%1150$13k$53k72%1,22411 mi 5University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California0.7762%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 6Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada0.77100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 7University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington0.7783%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 8CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.7758%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 9Pomona CollegeClaremont, California0.777%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 10University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, Hawaii0.7761%1028$12k$48k48%2,1602 mi 11Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania0.777%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 12Nightingale CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah0.76——$31k$27k21%5,986545 mi 13Stanford UniversityStanford, California0.764%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 14Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington0.7677%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 15Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota0.7682%—$24k$59k52%2,494134 mi 16Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington0.7683%—$24k$65k62%1,7622 mi 17University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland0.7672%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 18University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts0.7684%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 19George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia0.7587%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 20University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.7510%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 21University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada0.7596%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 22Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington0.7590%1093$28k$62k52%1,1584 mi 23University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii0.7587%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 24Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut0.754%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 25Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland0.756%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 26Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, California0.7582%1310$51k$58k66%1,2232 mi 27University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina0.7593%1056$10k$43k44%5,33066 mi 28Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois0.758%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 29Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California0.75——$41k$39k34%3,5871 mi 30St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York0.7583%1244$30k$70k66%9,4774 mi 31New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, New York0.7581%1311$22k$70k59%3,4402 mi 32Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts0.7514%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 33Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York0.754%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 34New York UniversityNew York, New York0.749%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 35University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.744%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 36Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts0.744%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 37CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York0.7468%——$66k—3,2541 mi 38SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York0.7484%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 39Rice UniversityHouston, Texas0.748%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 40Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey0.7471%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 41New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey0.7465%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 42Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia0.7496%—$16k$48k21%11,344207 mi 43Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia0.7493%1137$23k$58k63%20,75318 mi 44Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona0.74100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 45Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey0.7466%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 46Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts0.7485%1269$40k$126k62%3,4513 mi 47University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.749%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 48Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island0.745%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 49CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York0.7354%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 50Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, Florida0.7373%1157$30k$59k63%7,2408 mi 51Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia0.7311%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 52University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0.7388%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 53University at AlbanyAlbany, New York0.7369%—$17k$68k61%12,56495 mi 54University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.735%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 55University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland0.73——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 56California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.7394%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 57Barnard CollegeNew York, New York0.739%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 58University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California0.7366%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 59CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York0.7364%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 60University of PortlandPortland, Oregon0.7389%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 61Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts0.739%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 62University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington0.7391%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 63Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York0.739%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 64National UniversitySan Diego, California0.73——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 65Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts0.735%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 66Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, Texas0.7256%—$21k$52k19%2,041481 mi 67Marymount UniversityArlington, Virginia0.7293%—$29k$68k54%1,8103 mi 68Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey0.725%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 69University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California0.7233%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 70Benedictine UniversityLisle, Illinois0.7295%—$22k$63k50%1,94226 mi 71University of North TexasDenton, Texas0.7272%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 72Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina0.726%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 73The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas0.7280%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 74Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma0.72100%1049$13k$45k35%4,772415 mi 75University of HoustonHouston, Texas0.7274%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 76Pacific UniversityForest Grove, Oregon0.7290%1090$35k$61k67%1,51638 mi 77Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California0.7248%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 78The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas0.7227%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 79School of Visual ArtsNew York, New York0.7293%1320$58k$46k76%3,2441 mi 80University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0.7283%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 81Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota0.7299%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 82American International CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts0.72100%—$23k$53k46%1,01752 mi 83University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.7277%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 84University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland0.7245%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 85University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii0.7295%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 mi 86Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York0.7263%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 87CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York0.7248%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 88CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York0.7280%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 89University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana0.7274%1052$12k$48k38%4,6381 mi 90University of California-DavisDavis, California0.7142%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 91Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California0.7145%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 92William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey0.7190%—$19k$58k44%6,61414 mi 93Park UniversityParkville, Missouri0.71——$21k$56k38%4,555414 mi 94California State University-East BayHayward, California0.7197%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 95College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York0.7192%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 96Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois0.7155%1311$18k$83k75%2,8331 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.