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There is not much racial diversity here. There is a strong religious group of Young Life if you are interested. I think anyone that is an extreme hippie would feel out of place here. Some students, like athletes, wear sweats to class, and some others just wear jeans or shorts and a shirt. There are alot of school logo clothes, and there are always those people who dress up every day. All types of students interact, but I feel that within greek life there is a deeper bond. Most students seem to be from different places. Alot from Colorado and Minnesota. There also seem to be alot of international students. Most people come from wealthy backgrounds. Students are politically active and there always seems to be some proactive activity going on. There seem to be more conservative students, but there are a good amount of liberals. Not many talk about how much they will earn one day, but since our school gets so much funding, this shows me that alumni have gone on to be successful, which means we are being set up for that too.

Especially compared to the high school that I attended, DU could hardly be described as diverse. However, DU is making strides towards promoting diversity on campus. We have a center for multicultural excellence that pursues awareness of the different backgrounds represented on campus. Even in spite of a lack of quantitative diversity, however, students are very accepting of just about any background. By virtue of the cost of the university, most students are of a higher socioeconomic status, but there are certainly plenty of students on scholarships (myself included). Communities tend to form around similar interests, academic or otherwise. Often, a person's closest friends will be those on their floor, many of which are organized into living and learning communities (based on shared interests such as social justice, environmentalism, leadership, or creativity & entrepreneurship).

The student body at DU could be more diverse. There aree quite some issues that come up, whether they are racial, religious, LGBT, which I must, honestly, because of my experience, attribute to the conservative population on campus, somewhat. Some conservative students on the DU students have the tendency of stirring up some strong feelings and controversy because of their close-minded and backwards points of view. But also, there could be more unity on the DU campus if we all could try to understand each other and be civil in our conversations.

Unfortunately, a poor person would definitely feel out of place at DU. I come from a middle class background and I have a scholarship and I feel a little out of place and even resentful of the students driving BMWs. Some girls get ridiculously dressed up for class; mini skirts, heels, designer bags. The student body tends to be a bit conservative, but there are definitely some radicals.

DU is not extremely racially and ethnically diverse, but it is certainly welcome! I have never seen or heard of discrimination on campus. Obviously since DU is a private school, so there is a large amount of wealthy students, however; there are still students that attend DU with help of financial aid and accepting loans, I am not weathy and I am making it just fine! I think that students at DU are very politically aware and politically active, I think DU is a liberal school overall, but I think a vast majority of the students are conservative.

there is some religious involvement, but no pressure to join, same with racial groups i think anyone who does not like participating in social events like parties may fee out of place at du studnets wear everything from pajamas and sweats to nice business clothes to the same class I think that there should be more interaction between different types of students, du is definitely very cliquey there is the student athlete group, the fraternities and sorority group, the exchange student group, and the outdoor involvement group students are along the spectrum from liberal to conservative also people are from every type of financial background students definitely talk about how much they hope to make one day

Most DU students are from upper middle class families. Clothing on campus is a big marker of status, with many students wearing designer clothes. Basically if you are anything but white, upper middle class, able bodied, or heterosexual, you are likely to feel uncomfortable on campus. You will likely have to put up with people saying inflammatory, intolerant and offensive things in your classes, and sometimes the faculty does not step in to diffuse those comments.

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Lots of people here are well off but obviously this is a large enough school where there is some variety, you can find at least one of everybody. The student body is not very diverse -- despite the many different ethnicities portrayed on the website or fliers. The students here all had to work hard to get here so they, on average, are above the general involvement/competitive/intelligent level.

A lot of DU students are from Colorado. However, there is a variety of groups on campus that offer a place for every student to fit in and become involved in the DU community. There are sports, clubs, councils, and other groups in almost every area a person could want to be involved in. This allows students to meet and make friends with other students easily, allowing them to fit in and feel more comfortable here at DU.