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Wayne State University is centrally located in Detroit, where there are people from all sorts of ethnic, economic, religious, and sexual backgrounds. Dearborn, a city a few minutes away, has the largest Arabic population in the United States, and WSU has a large Arabic population also. The school has about 35,000 students, so there are plenty of other ethnic backgrounds represented, as well. You will see or meet someone of nearly every imaginable ethnicity or nationality here.

Whatever your background, there is probably a related group or club you can join to help you meet other students with similar backgrounds. Examples include religious groups and the GLBT community. The school embraces this diversity and does things like provide rooms and mats for praying and allow the GLBT community to decorate campus for National Coming Out Day. Also, many international students come to this University because of its research opportunities here. They have the option of living in on-campus housing with their families, which can help ease homesickness since they can make traditional meals and conduct celebrations together. Also, international students can network and meet others who are doing research. Overall, the students here are very tolerant of other cultures and many try to understand and learn about them. It’s a great school for diversity.

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Sharrhonda

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences '13

3.5

B

A Mixture of Different Ethnicities

There are many different foreign ethnic groups on campus, yet over the years there has been a decline in the African-American race. I do like the fact that the University is now a research one institution bringing in a load of different students who have lots to offer, but there are less and less blacks attending the school. This is nothing to blame on the University, yet I believe because Wayne State University is competing now with the top schools in Michigan many African-Americans cannot take the pressures or just wish not too.

May 22, 2012

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kala14

Accounting '15

4.2

A-

Very Diverse Campus

In Detroit, this city , most of its residents are of African American decent. At Wayne State, there are people from all walks of life. I've met people from China, New York, the UK, and even Nigeria on campus. I like meeting new people because it is interesting to see how they see things differently than I do.

May 05, 2012

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anjala929

Accounting '12

5.0

A+

Diversity

Wayne State University campus is very diverse in all backgrounds. The students and most of the faculty are friendly and understanding with each person social background. If you like urban living then I would recommend this University.

Mar 18, 2012

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