<p>HMC’s Diversity Resource page: [Diversity</a> Resources](<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/studentlife1/diversityresources.html]Diversity”>http://www.hmc.edu/studentlife1/diversityresources.html)</p>
<p>Re: Mudd’s Ethnic Diversity</p>
<p>College Pr0wler says that Mudd, “without having a high percentage of non-Asian minorities, still manages to be quite diverse. Students here come from all over the world, and everyone is very willing to share their experiences with each other. People here have been known to make duct tape menorahs and teach each other languages. There’s a lot of political and economic diversity, too, and most students have incredibly amazing stories to tell, but you never know until you ask. It’s a lot of fun to get to know Mudders.” And it is true that the Claremont Colleges have a great deal of cultural and geographic diversity (vs. say, the UCs, which tend to have much greater ethnic diversity, but far less geographic diversity…both important in their own ways).</p>
<p>Specifically, the student body is: 59% Caucasian, 24% Asian-American, 6% Latino/a, 2% African-American, 2% Native American, 7% Other/No Response.</p>
<p>Re: Mudd’s Gay/Lesbian Acceptance</p>
<p>Princeton Review ranks Mudd as #16 for “Gay Community Accepted.”</p>
<p>Re: Mudd’s Political Leanings</p>
<p>The school is generally thought of as being the most apolitical of the Consortium. As far as I’ve ever witnessed, all viewpoints are welcomed and respected. There are a lot of political outlets in Claremont, but not as much activism or tension on Mudd itself (at least not relatively speaking). That said, all of Claremont leans to the left (more or less, depending on which campus you’re visiting).</p>
<p>For the rest of Claremont, things vary…</p>
<p>Re: 5C Ethnic Diversity</p>
<p>CMC: 15.1% (174) Asian, 3.9% (45) African American, 12.5% (144) Latino, 0.5% (6) Native American.</p>
<p>Pitzer: US News ranks Pitzer as the 5th most diverse private co-ed LAC in the top tier. Princeton Review ranks the school 8th for “Lots of Race/Class Interaction.” 30% of this year’s first-year class are students of color.</p>
<p>Pomona: “In a voluntary self-report, 7 percent of all current Pomona students identified themselves as African American, 16 percent as Asian American, 11 percent as Latino American and 1 percent as Native American.” (Student body is approximately 1,500).</p>
<p>Scripps: 24% ethnic minority students (116 Asian/Asian-American, 30 African American, 52 Chicana/Latina, 4 Native American, 208 Other)</p>
<p>Re: 5C Political Leanings</p>
<p>Generally, I’m told that the campuses, from most to least liberal, go Pitzer, Scripps, Pomona, Claremont McKenna (with Mudd often being left out of the spectrum). In my experience, this felt pretty true, but note that the schools as wholes really only cover the left half of the political spectrum. CMC is often called conservative, but its student body is actually split almost 50/50, so it’s really very balanced and moderate (but conservative relative to the rest of Claremont). Even among those who identify as right-wing, the conservatism tends to be more fiscal than social. So in general, there are strong leftist leanings throughout Claremont. Conservative viewpoints will probably find the most tolerant audiences at CMC and Mudd.</p>
<p>Re: 5C Gay/Lesbian Acceptance</p>
<p>If I were to “rank” the schools in terms of gay/lesbian tolerance, the list would probably resemble that of political leanings (inserting Mudd somewhere near the front), but ranging from “almost totally tolerant” to “still pretty tolerant.” The LGBT community is active and visible throughout Claremont. See the Queer Resource Center’s page here: [Queer</a> Resource Center @ Pomona Campus](<a href=“The Claremont Colleges Services – The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) is the central coordinating and support organization for a highly regarded cluster of seven independent colleges known as The Claremont Colleges located in Southern California.”>The Claremont Colleges Services – The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) is the central coordinating and support organization for a highly regarded cluster of seven independent colleges known as The Claremont Colleges located in Southern California.). </p>
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<p>All of my specific stats (and a lot of my phraseology) came from the schools’ individual websites. Sorry for the lack of organization, but each school displayed the info a bit differently.</p>
<p>You can find more info and stats on the Consortium website: [Welcome</a> to Claremont.EDU](<a href=“http://www.claremont.edu%5DWelcome”>http://www.claremont.edu)</p>