The Most Diverse Universities in the US

American universities have been pushing for more diversity for quite some time now, and much has been accomplished over the last ten years. Recent statistics show that the trend continues today, with the amount of international students having increased by 7% compared to 2015.

Currently, 5% of students across the United States hail from various foreign nations.

Some schools are more ethnically varied than others, however. Below, we’re counting down the best American schools for international students.

University of Minnesota

At the bottom of the list sits the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, a public research institution located in Minneapolis. It has a little over 7,000 foreign students out of 50,678 total. Not bad, but there’s definitely some room for improvement.

Carnegie Mellon University

After that comes Carnegie Mellon, a private establishment in Pittsburg, renowned for its efforts to promote innovation.

Ohio State University

Number 18 is Ohio State, one of the largest colleges in the US. Of the 58,663 students enrolled in this Columbus-based public school, over 7,100 are foreigners.

Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington managed to scrape a few dozen more internationals, boosting their number to 7,159 out of 48,514.

University of California - Berkley

From there, we head on to California where there are two schools of interest, one in Berkley, the other in San Diego. Berkley has 7,313 non-US students out of 38,204 total.

University of California - San Diego

San Diego has 7,556 foreigns out of 32,096. Unsurprisingly, there are other Californian schools on our list, apart from these two.

University of Michigan

Moving past the 7,500 mark, we have the University of Michigan, a public institution based in Ann Arbor. Overall, there are 43,651 students enrolled at Michigan.

Pennsylvania State University

In University Park, the Pennsylvania State University accommodates 8,084 foreigners as part of its student body numbering 47,307 in total.

University of Texas

The University of Texas, with its main campus in Richardson, boasts 8,145 foreign students, a decent number out of 24,554 overall.

Michigan State University

Back in Michigan, there’s the MCU in East Lansing, which has 8,256 internationals among its student population of 50,543.

University of Washington

Our Top Ten ranking starts with the University of Washington, the West Coast’s oldest, situated in Seattle. While the total number of its students equals 45,408, this school houses no less than 8,259 students of various national backgrounds.

Boston University

The UW is followed by Boston University, a private research institution located in the capital of Massachusetts. Among 32,158 students admitted to BU, 8,455 are foreigners.

Purdue University

Then, we move on to Indiana, where learners from other countries make up almost a third (10,563) of the whole student body (39,409) at Purdue University.

Univercity of California

And we’re back in California again, where the Los Angeles school has opened its doors to 43,301 students, including 11,513 hailing from other countries than the US.

Northeastern University

The close sixth place is taken by the Northeastern University, with its extensive grounds and 11,702 foreign students – more than a half, actually – out of 19,940 total.

University of Illinois

Number five on our list is the University of Illinois, a prestigious establishment in Urbana-Champaign, which places much emphasis on research. Out of its 45,842 students, more than 12,000 are internationals.

Columbia University

A New York-based higher education institution, Columbia University, has a bit more foreign students than the Illinois school, 12,740 to be exact, which makes a little less than half of its overall count (26,086).

Arizona State University

The third place belongs to Arizona State, which provides education in a number of centers, including Tempe and Phoenix. Here, the foreign/domestic ratio is not as impressive: 12,750 out of 51,984.

University of Southern California

Second to last is the University of Southern California, famous for being the state’s oldest. It has 13,340 internationals with an entire student population of 43,401.

New York University

Finally, our Number One: New York University, a private non-profit research facility with an overall number of students equaling 50,027. Among them, 15,543 are non-Americans.