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UR brings in students from other countries, different backgrounds, and a range of cultures, but if they don’t all mix it is an entirely different issue. Students will stick to their respective groups, and while the University expends effort on bringing in both minority students and international ones, the in-group tendencies still continue. The experience is also individual; a student may live on a hall with a large mix of diverse cultures or be in the exact same demographic stratosphere as their whole floor. Some also put forth the effort and meet new people, whereas others are complacent to remain in their comfortable circle of friends. On campus, whites are the majority, with a fair number of Asians and other minorities in the mix. People are generally friendly when interacting, and there are not many incidents of hate offenses, but then again, there is not a large amount of inter-mixing.
It cannot be said that UR does not try to make the campus diverse; they certainly make it their project to attract minorities, but once they get here it becomes a different story entirely. Many stick to their own kind, so to speak, but this is not a blanket statement for the entire school. You will see students of different races and cultures hanging out, but you also see a white person from upstate New York everywhere. The meshing aspect could be improved, but the school is not exclusive by any means.
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Rochester has awesome diversity...
Rochester has awesome diversity and racial and ethnic groups do a great job of mixing with each other and the campus. The big cultural events during the year, like Mela and China Nite, are huge events for the entire campus. |
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Campus is pretty diverse; we’ve...
Campus is pretty diverse; we’ve got a ton of Asians and Indians. We’ve begun to have more black people, as well. Overall, UR is a bit heavily tilted towards white and Jewish, but there is a lot more than that. There are a large number of gay people at UR, as well, rounding it out, and UR is very accepting of the Pride Network’s role there. |
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Diversity on campus seems to be...
Diversity on campus seems to be well spread out. There is a large population of Asian students and a large population of Caucasian students. Minority groups such as African-Americans, and Hispanics. aren’t very prevalent on campus. The few that are among these groups tend to befriend one another and stay within that group. |
Anonymous says: |
The campus is mostly white, with...
The campus is mostly white, with the next largest group Asian. Blacks and Hispanics make up a very small part of campus. |
Anonymous says: |
Economically, very good. There are...
Economically, very good. There are a lot of first-generation college students and kids who are just scraping by mixed in with a lot of rich kids and every strata in between. The school caters to all classes. Racially and geographically, not so good. The school is mostly white, mostly New York and New England. The Class of 2007 is a lot better than the school average, and it looks like this may improve. |
FactsEconomic Status
Mostly upper-middle class and rich kids. It is an expensive school, so many people who go here are very well off. However, that is not the case in all situations. There are many local kids who are firmly in the middle class.
Gay Pride
There have been a few incidents with hate and discrimination, but the gay community is fairly visible. An organization called the Pride Network is active on campus for GLBTQ students.
Minority Clubs
There are many multi-cultural and diverse greek organizations at University of Rochester. There are also various non-Greek student organizations that are active on campus, such as the Muslim Student Alliance, Indian Club, Israel Club, Black Student Union, and SALSA, the Spanish and Latino Student Association.
Most Common Religions
Christians are the majority (Catholic and Protestant have large presences). There is a large Jewish minority and Muslims and Hindus are also well represented.
Political Activity
Generally left wing. There have been protests against the war in Iraq and the Israeli conflict recently. There are relatively few Republicans.
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