Liberal Arts College Help!

momrath
Thu, 08 May 2008 01:08:33 +0000

raider, attracting diversity is an objective for all LACs, and some are more successful than others. Percentages can be misleading: because of the small numbers involved one or two percentage points can be just a handful of students, hardly enough to impact or for a meaningful comparison.

Another way to view diversity is to consider the surrounding area. Without doubt in an urban environment like New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles you will interact with more people (not just students) who are not white than you would in a place like upstate New York, Western Massachusetts or rural Iowa. Colleges located in these more remote places have a harder time attracting high achieving minorities and they therefore tend to compensate by focusing on other types of diversity – like or economic or religious – or by admitting more international students from non-white countries.