<p>Here’s a rough comparison between Yale’s and Princeton’s statistics for the class of 2017. </p>
<p>See Yale’s numbers below with Princeton’s in brackets:</p>
<p>Background (from Yale’s report)
The following is based on self-reported
affiliation information solicited from applicants
and students once they arrive on campus.
A total of 39% of freshmen are US citizens or
permanent residents from minority groups.
Categories do not add up to 100% because
14.9% of freshmen indicated two or more
ethnicities and are therefore counted in more
than one category.</p>
<p>African American 9.9% (8%)
Asian American 20.2% (21%)
Hispanic 10.2% (10%)
Native American 2% (<1%)
White 61.9% (not reported)
International Students 10% (12%)</p>
<p>Princeton also includes a category of Multiracial (non Hispanic) of 4%</p>
<p>At the outset it may appear that Yale is more diverse but they indicate in the introduction of their reported statistics that the total is not 100% (quite a bit more than 100% actually) since some students self-reported two or more ethnicities. Since Princeton includes a separate category of Multiracial students, it’s not improbable that the ethnic mix of applicants between the two schools is essentially similar. In fact 14.9% were counted twice in Yale’s report so it’s possible that Princeton is actually more racially diverse. </p>
<p>Here are Harvard’s reported statistics for the class of 2017:</p>
<p>African American 11%
Asian American 20%
Hispanic or Latino 12%
Native American or Pacific Islander 3%</p>
<p>Harvard does not report Multiracial students so most likely those students are reported in a different category above. For example if a student is bi-racial (African American/white), which category does Harvard include them in? </p>
<p>Bottom line…all of these schools work hard to have a diverse class each year - and not just racially, but economically and in other ways as well. Of course there will be small differences from year to year between schools - I’m just not certain that saying “princeton is known to have the least amount of diversity on campus out of all the ivies” is entirely accurate. </p>