Best Colleges: Racial Diversity: Master's Universities (North)

Collegebound students who believe that studying with people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds is important will want to consider student-body diversity when choosing a school. To identify colleges where students are most likely to encounter undergraduates from racial or ethnic groups different from their own, U.S. News factors in the total proportion of minority students; leaving out international students; and the overall mix of groups. The data are drawn from each institution's 2008-2009 student body. The categories we use in our calculations are American Indians and Native Alaskans, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders, African-Americans who are non-Hispanic, whites who are non-Hispanic, and Hispanics. Students who did not identify themselves as members of any demographic group were classified as whites who are non-Hispanic. Our formula produces a diversity index that ranges from 0.0 to 1.0. The closer a school's number is to 1.0, the more diverse is the student population.

Methodology

	Diversity index
CUNY--City College New York, NY	0.71
CUNY--Baruch College New York, NY	0.71
St. Peter's College Jersey City, NJ	0.70
CUNY--Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	0.70
CUNY--Hunter College New York, NY	0.70
New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ	0.69
CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	0.69
Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NY	0.68
CUNY--Queens College Flushing, NY	0.67
College of Mount St. Vincent Riverdale, NY	0.66
Kean University Union, NJ	0.63
Dominican College Orangeburg, NY	0.63
Rosemont College Rosemont, PA	0.61
CUNY--Lehman College Bronx, NY	0.60
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	0.56
CUNY--College of Staten Island Staten Island, NY	0.56
Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	0.55
Molloy College Rockville Centre, NY	0.55
American International College Springfield, MA	0.54
Touro College New York, NY	0.52
Caldwell College Caldwell, NJ	0.52
Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ	0.52
Eastern University St. Davids, PA	0.50
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Camden Camden, NJ	0.50
College of Notre Dame of Maryland Baltimore, MD	0.49
La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	0.47
Manhattanville College Purchase, NY	0.45
Springfield College Springfield, MA	0.44
Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA	0.44
Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD	0.42
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	0.42
Dowling College Oakdale Long Island, NY	0.40
St. Joseph College West Hartford, CT	0.39
College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	0.38
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY	0.38
Buffalo State College--SUNY Buffalo, NY	0.38
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	0.37
Delaware State University Dover, DE	0.37
D'Youville College Buffalo, NY	0.37
Gwynedd-Mercy College Gwynedd Valley, PA	0.37
University of New Haven West Haven, CT	0.36
Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	0.36
Salem State College Salem, MA	0.35
SUNY--New Paltz New Paltz, NY	0.35
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	0.35
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Pomona, NJ	0.35
Towson University Towson, MD	0.34
Centenary College Hackettstown, NJ	0.34
Mount St. Mary College Newburgh, NY	0.34
Wheelock College Boston, MA	0.33
Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ	0.33
Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	0.33
Iona College New Rochelle, NY	0.33
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	0.32
Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	0.32
Philadelphia University Philadelphia, PA	0.32
Villanova University Villanova, PA	0.32
Johnson and Wales University Providence, RI	0.32
Alvernia University Reading, PA	0.31
Neumann University Aston, PA	0.31
SUNY Institute of Technology--Utica/Rome Utica, NY	0.30
Hood College Frederick, MD	0.30
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	0.30
Bentley University Waltham, MA	0.30
Simmons College Boston, MA	0.30
Suffolk University Boston, MA	0.30
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	0.30
Manhattan College Riverdale, NY	0.30
Sage Colleges--Albany Albany, NY	0.30
Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA	0.30
University of Maryland--Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD	0.29
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	0.29
Rhode Island College Providence, RI	0.29
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	0.28
Emerson College Boston, MA	0.28
Medaille College Buffalo, NY	0.28
Utica College Utica, NY	0.28
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	0.27
Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	0.27
Daemen College Amherst, NY	0.27
Arcadia University Glenside, PA	0.27
Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA	0.26
Emmanuel College Boston, MA	0.25
Worcester State College Worcester, MA	0.25
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	0.25
St. Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	0.25
Anna Maria College Paxton, MA	0.24
Lesley University Cambridge, MA	0.24
Framingham State College Framingham, MA	0.24
University of Massachusetts--Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	0.24
Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester, NY	0.24
SUNY--Geneseo Geneseo, NY	0.24
Wagner College Staten Island, NY	0.24
College of St. Joseph Rutland, VT	0.24
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	0.22
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	0.22
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	0.22
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	0.22
Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	0.22
SUNY--Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	0.22
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	0.22
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA	0.22
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	0.22
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	0.22
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	0.20
Canisius College Buffalo, NY	0.20
Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	0.20
College at Brockport--SUNY Brockport, NY	0.20
SUNY College--Cortland Cortland, NY	0.20
SUNY College--Oneonta Oneonta, NY	0.20
SUNY--Oswego Oswego, NY	0.20
Cabrini College Radnor, PA	0.20
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	0.20
Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA	0.20
Norwich University Northfield, VT	0.20
Bridgewater State College Bridgewater, MA	0.19
Nazareth College Rochester, NY	0.19
St. John Fisher College Rochester, NY	0.19
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, PA	0.19
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	0.19
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	0.18
Coppin State University Baltimore, MD	0.17
Fitchburg State College Fitchburg, MA	0.17
Alfred University Alfred, NY	0.17
Niagara University Niagara University, NY	0.17
St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure, NY	0.17
SUNY College--Potsdam Potsdam, NY	0.17
Mercyhurst College Erie, PA	0.17
Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA	0.17
Providence College Providence, RI	0.17
La Roche College Pittsburgh, PA	0.17
Bowie State University Bowie, MD	0.15
Westfield State College Westfield, MA	0.15
Western New England College Springfield, MA	0.15
College of St. Rose Albany, NY	0.15
SUNY--Fredonia Fredonia, NY	0.15
Gannon University Erie, PA	0.15
King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA	0.15
California University of Pennsylvania California, PA	0.15
St. Francis University Loretto, PA	0.15
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	0.15
Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, PA	0.15
Husson University Bangor, ME	0.13
Rivier College Nashua, NH	0.13
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA	0.13
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	0.13
DeSales University Center Valley, PA	0.13
University of Southern Maine Gorham, ME	0.13
Marywood University Scranton, PA	0.12
Assumption College Worcester, MA	0.11
University of New England Biddeford, ME	0.10
Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	0.10
Salve Regina University Newport, RI	0.10
Misericordia University Dallas, PA	0.08
Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	0.08
Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA	0.08
Castleton State College Castleton, VT	0.08
Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	0.06
Keene State College Keene, NH	0.04

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