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Arizona State University - Diversity - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.85

Diversity

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Quick Stats

African American 5%
Asian American 6%
Hispanic 15%
International 2%
Native American 2%
White 65%
Unknown 5%
Historically Black College/University? No
Tribal College? No
Out-of-State Students 30%
Common States of Residence
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Illinois
  • New Jersey
  • Texas
Student Age Breakdown Under 18: 1%
18-19: 28%
20-21: 28%
22-24: 20%
25+: 22%
Female Faculty 41%
Male Faculty 59%
Faculty Diversity African American: 2%
Asian American: 9%
Hispanic: 7%
International: 5%
Native American: 1%
White: 75%
Unknown: 1%

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

ASU is a surprisingly diverse campus. Students from across the country and around the world come to Arizona to study. The diversity at Arizona State is fairly large, and is continuously growing. ASU’s home in the multi-cultural desert Southwest creates an atmosphere of special pride and cultural diversity. ASU actively recruits a diverse student body, staff, and faculty, and continuously develops programs to meet their needs and enrich the University as a whole. There are programs that cover the cultural, academic, environmental, and social spectrums. The newest academic programs are the Chicana and Chicano studies, which is the first program in the nation to require that each student gain competence in a second field. The African American program offers more than 30 classes. Gammage Auditorium brings a diversity of cultural events to ASU as well.

Students will agree that ASU is full of people from all over the United States and the world. Coming to ASU is a wonderful cultural experience where you will meet people and be able to come together and share the differences from your previous worlds. College is all about meeting people unlike you with different lives and different homes. The environment at ASU is very much conducive to that very ideology. Even when the statistic says there’s only a few percent of a certain race, it still means over a 1,000 people. When you actually come to the campus here and look around, and especially when you get involved, you realize how diverse the campus and the people are. It can be a refreshing experience.

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Diversity at Arizona State University

dolathro

'13

Animal Physiology and Behavior

4.6
A

ASU Is a Melting Pot

There is great diversity on campus. I enjoy sitting at the student union and people watching because I will see people of every different race and ethnicity. These groups usually stick together, but everyone accepts each other. I think there are a variety of economic backgrounds, and everyone is encouraged to stand up for their beliefs.

Jan 30, 2012

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Diversity at Arizona State University

FZeroBoyo

'14

Computer Systems

3.5
B

Many Cultures Blending Together

While I can't speak for sexual orientation, I've seen many students from many different ethnic and religious backgrounds around campus. It's quite impressive how many people are brought to this campus and how everything seems to go together quite well.

Jan 25, 2012

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klmcclelland

'14

Mathematics

4.6
A

Very Diverse All Around

ASU is a very diverse community and everyone is accepted. Anyone can come to ASU and fit right in in my opinion. The people on campus are always open and easy to talk to.

Jan 23, 2012

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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How diverse is your personal circle of friends in the following areas?

How accepting is the campus community as a whole toward someone who falls into the minority (ethnic, sexual, or religious)?

How would you best describe your personal political beliefs?

How would you best describe the political beliefs of campus as a whole?

Facts

Gay Pride

The campus is very accepting of its gay population as well as its diversity in general. There are a bunch of on-campus groups like ACLU Gay and Lesbian rights, GLAAD, OutProud, and GSWA (the Gay Straight Whatever Alliance). The gay community is neither overly outspoken nor particularly quiet. Homosexual demonstrations, which are few and far between, outnumber reported instances of discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Political Activity

When it comes to politics, ASU is right, left, and all over the place. With the recent election, things really heated up in Arizona. Since ASU is so diverse and home to students from all around the country, voters certainly did not swing one particular way. However, it’s reasonable to believe that ASU, regardless of majority, is 10 times more liberal than the state of Arizona itself, which notably, has the most strict marijuana laws and most lenient gun control laws.

Economic Status

ASU is extremely economically diverse. Although, parallel to stereotypes, ASU students are said to all drive BMWs, wear Prada sunglasses, and carry Gucci bags, it also can be said that, in general, people tend to notice extremes over anything else. The generalizations shouldn’t frighten you. The great thing about ASU is that you can find all walks of life, even students who aren't rocking all of next season’s trends.

Most Common Religions

There isn’t one predominate religion that can be fixed on ASU, but the most popular one is probably Christianity. There are actually a couple of churches on campus that are of Christian denominations. Because we’re in the Southwest, there is also a pretty big Mormon population out here. The religious groups at ASU are relatively quiet though, with a few isolated exceptions. One can rarely walk past Hayden Lawn without being bombarded by acoustic Christian rock, the gospel, or if you’re particularly unlucky, verbal assault, compliments of the occasional on-campus preacher.

Minority Clubs on Campus

Asian/Asian Pacific American Students Coalition

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