<p>How diverse is USD? Racially diverse? Culturally diverse? Is the campus accepting of gays? of different religions? All comments appreciated.</p>
<p>yup that’s what i want to know too!</p>
<p>Apparently, they have a huge problem with their diversity. Their supplemental application essay was asking how the student would contribute to diversity, which is also the application essay for their diversity scholarship (up to full tuition).</p>
<p>The student body is:
<1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
7% Asian/Pacific Islander
2% Black/Non-Hispanic
15% Hispanic
63% White/Non-Hispanic
2% Non-Resident Alien
… according to collegeboard, last time they updated. And according to people I know who have visited and attended, their diversity is very lacking when it comes to income levels, too.</p>
<p>They accept people of all religious backgrounds, but religious preference is “considered” in the application. I didn’t notice any indication of the school being against letting gay students attend but that’s often hidden (unless it’s Seattle Pacific!).</p>
<p>I can’t imagine a school not allowing people of a certain religion, or gays to not attend. But what I meant was, are the students generally accepting?</p>
<p>Jakey, read this, it’s Seattle Pacific’s student life policy: [SPU</a> - Undergraduate Catalog](<a href=“Page not found - Seattle Pacific University”>SPU - Undergraduate Catalog) Scroll down to “Lifestyle Expectations (3)”.</p>
<p>Their nondiscrimination policy: “It is the policy of Seattle Pacific University not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations.”
I don’t see “religion” or “sexual orientation” in there.</p>
<p>Sorry to threadjack, but just letting you know that stuff like that is out there.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how accepting the students are of gays or other religions, but I’ve found San Diego (the city) to be pretty welcoming of the gay community, especially the Northern downtown area (Hillcrest). I’m not gay, though, so I could be very wrong.</p>
<p>Yes, SPU makes you sign an agreement to not engage in any “homosexual activity” in order to attend. Yikes. I don’t think USD is anything like that.</p>
<p>No, USD doesn’t do anything like that. After reading SPU’s policies (I was going to apply before seeing them), I checked around on all of the religious schools I was considering. USD does not discriminate against people based on religion. A woman I know attended USD and she was openly Morman at the time (raised). </p>
<p>However, religion is “considered” which means they might give more weight to a Catholic student against an otherwise equal applicant.</p>