Gonzaga University Top Questions

Heavy Drinkers, Rich Kids.

welcoming and down to earth

Many people believe that "all the students at Gonzaga must be 'loaded' to be able to afford this school." In addition, a lot of people that consider Gonzaga assume that it's a stiff, Catholic university where religion is forced on you, or that you have to be ULTRA religious to come here. Gonzaga also has the stereotype of being a pretty challenging university, where you will get a good education.

Gonzaga is full of rich white kids. Gonzaga is a basketball school. Gonzaga Law is crap.

Some people think that the only type of people who go here are basketball fans and party animals.

One of the typical stereotypes would be that we are just a basketball school.

Stereotypes-That it is a law school only, that it is an elitist school and that only rich people go to Gonzaga. Students-that the students are snobs and that they are young and rich

That we are rich, snobby, good Catholic students.

I have heard from some employers that they like to hire Gonzaga grads because they have an awesome education and are solid people but they don't have the sense of entitlement and superiority that Ivy League students do.

That they are all wealthy and waste money partying all the time. That they are all here just for to have fun and get a degree. That all college students are sexually active. That they are all white. That they are all nice. That everyone is Catholic.

There is a stereotype that all Gonzaga students are upper middle class, white, catholic kids from Seattle...and that we all have every color of Northface fleeces.

Everyone is from Seattle. There is no diversity.

That they are all a bunch of stuck up rich white kids.

Rich, white, preppy

There are stereotypes that everyone is Catholic and white and that there is no diversity whatsoever. Because Gonzaga is a small school, people think they will know everyone on campus and that rumors fly across campus easily. Also, people think that Spokane is a boring, small city.

That we are all rich kids who have no ideas about real life.

They were rich snobs.

Primarily upper-middle class, rich, white Catholic kids whose parents are paying for their entire education. We're also known as somewhat of a party school.

I dont know any

Mostly upper-middle class white kids. Catholic. Many have been privately-schooled all their lives. Good academics. Great sports programs. Freezing cold.