<p>Out of curiosity, how diverse is U of Chicago? When I say diverse, it covers ethnicities, political thought, socioeconomic classes, religion, sexual orientation, etc.?
UChi seems to be a great school (with its twists and quirks), but is it great only for a homogenous student body? How do students interact with their peers who are of different backgrounds?</p>
<p>As far ethnicity goes, chicago is not very diverse. However, chicago does have regional diversity.</p>
<p>Ethnically: U of C is fairly diverse. About 30% of the student body is minorities (mostly Asians). It is not very diverse in the way of African Americans and Hispanics, but that is for one reason only. African Americans and Hispanics, in general, do not have as strong credentials as other students, and therefore are not widely admitted into the College.</p>
<p>Politically: U of C is much more diverse politically than any other top 15 school; especially in terms of faculty, but also in terms of the students the faculty attracts.</p>
<p>Religion: Much more friendly to Jews than the Ivies; "Over-represented minorities" (i.e. Jews and Asians) thrive on campus.</p>
<p>Also, you might make note of the fact that UChicago has admitted minorities and women since its founding (1892). Extremely rare for an institution of this caliber.</p>
<p>-Cesare</p>
<p>CesareBorgia, chicago is not that ethnically diverse. Like you said, the school is mostly whites and asians. To me, that is not very diverse considering that there are other ethnic groups such as hispanics, blacks, native americans, and "other."</p>
<p>However, chicago is regionally diverse.</p>
<p>I also have to disagree with Victor Borge and say that 75% white and 20% Asian doesn't strike me as "diverse." Also, Penn, Harvard and Yale are have large Jewish segments (Penn is over 30% Jewish!).</p>
<p>It's disappointing to know that University of Chicago is not ethinically diverse. But, for the little ethnic diversity Chicago does have, how are the race relations there between groups?</p>
<p>So what is the definition of diversity that you desire. Considering the UC asian population is well above the national percentage, I would say there is a greater diversity. There will always be far more whites than anything else at the moment. But within the campus you WILL find people of every contintent and origin. Don't be dismayed.</p>
<p>As Rodney King once said...Can't we all just get along?</p>
<p>Diversity means having whites, blacks, asians, and hispanics, and maybe even some native americans and internationals.</p>
<p>I would bet a chunk of cash on the fact that if Cesare had mentioned that 30 percent of Chicago's population was Black and Hispanic, but that there were no Asians at all, you, vtoodler, would find Chicago plenty "diverse." This skewed vision of diversity, which is fairly ubiquitous, disgusts me. Pick up a copy of "Illiberal Education," by Dinesh D'Souza, an Asian and "over-represented" minority, if you're interested in this issue.</p>
<p>sarahbara,</p>
<p>No, if chicago were 70% white and 30% black and latino, I still would NOT find it plenty diverse. As I previously mentioned, diversity means having white, blacks, ASIANS, latinos, native americans, and "other." Having just white and asian hardly qualifies as diverse considering that there are a multitude of other ethnicities in the United States.</p>
<p>I agree with vtoodler, Sarahbara and Fortune. If the 30% asian students is replaced with blacks and latinos, I will still not find UofChi to not be ethnically diverse. UofChi will still be lacking in representing all of America's communities. Ethnic diversity encompasses all ethnicities. </p>
<p>On another note, I'm happy that there is diversity of political thought and socioeconomic class(<-- I assume) at UofChi.</p>
<p>According to the U.S. Census Bureua, in 2000, the U.S. looked something like this:</p>
<p>White persons, percent 2000 = 75.1%
Black or African American = 12.3%
Asian = 3.6%
Hispanic/Latino = 12.5%
White, not Hispanic/Latino = 69.1%</p>
<p>I don't have the actual numbers from Chicago, but from the website's Diversity Statement, I can glean that "last year's matriculating College class has sixteen percent African-Americans and Hispanics, and fourteen percent Asian-Americans"</p>
<p>As you see, it seems to lack roughly 9% of a proportionate amount of black/latino students, over-representing Asian students by roughly 10%.</p>
<p>This difference, though, is more indicative of the students applying for admission than any antebellum beliefs held by admissions officers. Indeed, Chicago actually goes out of its way to prepare CPS students (very racially diverse) for a Chicago education, for better or for worse.</p>
<p>Furthermore, the difference can be accounted for with careful consideration of the numbers. All across America, high schools are witnessing a "blackification" of the Asian population out of proportion to the merging of other cultures. Wu-Tang Clan, anyone? The point is, the missing 10% of possibly African American students can be found in the excess 10% of Asian Students Acting Black (ASAB).</p>
<p>are these numbers for undergrad, grad, or both?</p>
<p>They're probably for graduate becuase I know that the undergraduate college doesn't have that many blacks. Chicago does have a fair amound of latinos</p>