U.S. News & World Report has ranked Â鶹ÊÓƵ as the fifth highest on the diverse index among public universities in Texas, and in the top 14% among other ranked, national institutions.
U.S. News developed this ranking by analyzing ethnic categories from each institution’s fall 2019 undergraduate student body, and generating a diversity index between 0 and 1 based on the data. The fall 2019 demographics depict Â鶹ÊÓƵ as a Predominantly Minority Institution (PMI) with a majority of enrollees as African American, Hispanic or Asian. Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s index of .68 represents the institution’s ever-present mission for diversity and inclusion.
“LU is an amazingly diverse institution,” said Dr. Jaime Taylor, president of Â鶹ÊÓƵ. “It’s exciting to see so many perspectives within the learning environment. Much of a student’s learning is shaped by those studying around them, and it’s that diversification of LU’s student body that enriches a student’s education.”
The institution with the highest diversity index among ranked national universities is the University of Hawaii – Hilo at 0.77, while the highest diversity index in Texas is 0.73, belonging to Texas Woman’s University. Other Texas schools following LU include Sam Houston State University and Texas State University at 0.64, UT – San Antonio at 0.59 and Texas Tech at 0.58.
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