According to U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2010
Pine Manor College is proud to announce that, for the second year in a row, it has been ranked Number One for campus ethnic diversity among BA liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report America's Best Colleges 2010. The ranking is based on the statistical likelihood of any student interacting with other students from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
For the 2008-2009 academic year, upon which this ranking is based, PMC students identified themselves according to the following racial/ethnic classifications:
| 47% |
Black/Non-Hispanic |
| 18% |
White/Caucasian |
| 14% |
Hispanic/Latina |
| 6% |
International |
| 5% |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 1% |
American Indian |
| 9% |
Other or Unreported |
2010 U.S. News & World Report Rankings for Campus Ethnic Diversity
LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES
School (State)
|
Diversity index
(1.0=highest) |
| Pine Manor College (MA) |
0.68 |
| SUNY College - Old Westbury |
0.67 |
| Bloomfield College (NJ) |
0.64 |
| Wellesley College (MA) |
0.60 |
| Swarthmore College (PA) |
0.58 |
| Whittier College (CA) |
0.58 |
| California State Univ. - Monterey Bay |
0.57 |
| Occidental College (CA) |
0.56 |
Pomona College (CA)
|
0.55 |
Colorado State Univ. - Pueblo
|
0.55 |
Posted on
Sat, August 1, 2009
by PMC