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This isn’t exactly accurate. The only official stats I could find from ND itself are here: [Student</a> Statistics - Office of Institutional Equity - University of Notre Dame](<a href=“http://equity.nd.edu/statistics/StudentStatistics.shtml]Student”>http://equity.nd.edu/statistics/StudentStatistics.shtml). 2010 Census numbers are here: <a href=“http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-02.pdf[/url]”>http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-02.pdf</a>. This former cites a percentage of Whites at 78.19%. This might not seem so far from the initial 72.4% White you see on the Census, but that number counts Hispanics in with Whites, which Notre Dame does not. When you look at the non-Hispanic White figure (along with the figures for Hispanics, non-Hispanic Blacks, et cetera), you get this:</p>
<p>Non-Hispanic Whites: 63.7%
Non-Hispanic Blacks: 12.2%
Non-Hispanic Asians: 4.7%
Non-Hispanic Native American: 0.7%
Non-Hispanic Other/Mixed: 2.3%
Hispanic/Latino (All): 16.3%</p>
<p>Meanwhile, at Notre Dame (in 2004, at least… The University doesn’t publish up to date records, apparently), we have this:</p>
<p>Non-Hispanic Whites: 78.19%
Non-Hispanic Blacks: 3.70%
Non-Hispanic Asians: 5.38%
Non-Hispanic Native American: 0.68%
Non-Resident Aliens: 3.86%
Hispanic/Latino (All): 8.19%</p>
<p>That means…</p>
<p>Whites are represented at 122.75% the national average.</p>
<p>Asians are represented at 114.47%* the national average.</p>
<p>Native Americans are represented at 97.14% the national average.</p>
<p>Hispanic (of all races) are represented at 50.25%** the national average.</p>
<p>Blacks are represented at 30.33% the national average.</p>
<p>*These numbers do exclude the 3.86% Non-Resident Alien figure, which I suspect would skew the Asian rate higher</p>
<p>**This does not account for the estimated 10-12 million undocumented Hispanics in the US. If those were included in the figure of persons living in the US (as they are), then Notre Dame would have 42.04-43.17% Hispanic representation.</p>
<p>The low Black population may be do to religious appeal (or lack thereof), as only 4% of American Catholics are Black. However, 31% of (documented) American Catholics are Hispanic, compared to 8.19% of ND, so an economic or geographic explanation might be more likely there.</p>
<p>Now, I love Notre Dame. I don’t think anyone should cross it off their list for lack of diversity. People doing that will just keep perpetuating that lack. But I also don’t think a vague statement assuring people that 3/4-White Notre Dame is the same as a country with far more Hispanic and Black people is genuine.</p>