SUNY Binghamton University
- Diversity

Seemingly Diverse

The campus isn't all WASP, there is a large asian community (especially around the Hinman Community), many indian/middle eastern students, etc. However, you will come across a very large percent of Jewish people on campus. Many students are also from Long Island. Beside those two large groups of people (those from long island and the jewish population) everything else is seemingly spread. It may seem spread out ethnically but you may find that many people only hang out with people from their own groups. It's natural of course and you will be able to make a diverse group of friends, but it is very common on campus to see a group of black people just hanging out together or a group of hispanic people only hanging out with each other, etc.. When it comes to foreign students, we have a good amount of students from the Netherlands, UK, Mexico, China and Korea...especially Korea. There are a lot of Korean students on campus, they may even make up the majority of the asian population. The student body here is very diverse when it comes to sexual orientation. There are many students who are either homosexual or bisexual and there is high involvement in LGBT clubs/events. There is very little bias on campus when it comes to religious perspective, sexual orientation, or political views. We love to argue/debate so you should be prepared to hear arguments concerning this, but I feel like throughout campus there are a lot of open minds.

SUNY Yeshiva?

Walk around campus, and the first thing you'll see is the plethora of Asians and Jewish kids. If they're not from South Korea, chances are they are from one of the five towns in Long Island. That doesn't always mean that there will be the diamond in the rough, but this is a generalization meant to give the overall feel of campus. If you go looking for diversity, you will find it, but if you throw a rock into a crowd, chances are it will be a white Jewish kid, or an Asian. If you are from a WASP-y town, get ready for culture-shock. If you are from a Jewish town, get ready for high school part two.

Decent

There are many different groups on campus, but they always hang out with their own. There doesn't seem to be any desire or initiative to co-mingle. Jewish facilities on campus are good and offer a variety and occasionally collaborate with other groups.