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Not much diversity, but that doesn't mean people other than rich white legacies aren't here and can't enjoy it!

Very diverse, but in a good way. I have friends from all over the country, and I don't travel that much. Pretty much everyone gets along or is friendly, I don't really see people segregated that often. One exception is that every so often I see a group of African Americans eating in a group in the dining halls, but that is not due to racism, in my opinion. Some of my best friends here are different nationalities and races.

Notre Dame is a very catholic, predominantly white university, although it is trying to incorporate more diversity. Because of its conservative catholic population, I would imagine that people of different sexual orientations or different religious beliefs would feel out of place but I think if they made an extra effort they could be incorporated. I interact with my peers in and out of the classroom, at the dinning halls, in the dorms, in the student center, and all around campus at all times of the day. I have found that most of the students here are very nice welcoming people.

Notre Dame students, for the most part, are hard workers who want to do well and make a difference. There is a strong and pervasive attitude of "work hard, play hard." Several people were obviously admitted because of athletic or family reasons, and often (but not always), they are the uninterested and unmotivated students.

nd is not diverse. in many ways. most students dont get overly dressed up to class. typical nd student would be jeans, uggs, shirt/sweater and north face. dining hall is organized by groups of friends, although minorities do tend to eat together. most students are from the midwest and northeast. not many from south/southwest. most people are very well off. students are more republican. most students have plans to live successfully.

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To be quite frank, until they have been at Notre Dame for a little while, the most liberal students feel out of place. Many students are involved and interested in the array of cultural groups on campus, but the administration (for religious obligations) will not give official endorsement to LGBT groups. Students aren't concerned about inter-racial/-religious/-orientation interactions but that doesn't mean that everyone sits together at the dining hall. It practically is a running joke on campus that the dining halls are still segregated because it is so common to see students sitting together grouped by heritage. Most ND students come from the immediately adjacent states (Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio) but a huge number come from the East coast, Texas, and California. International students are predominantly Asian or Latin American. Financial backgrounds are often upper middle class, but the University strives to meet the financial needs of all who fill out a FAFSA. As a general rule, if you are worried about not blending in with the crowd, save yourself some time later and buy a pair of Uggs or Birkenstocks, comfy men's sweats from the Bookstore, and a black Northface now.

Most students are Catholic; however, this is not required. It is often fair to assume that people are Catholic, but most people are understanding and actually quite curious about different religious experiences. This means new experiences people have had in other denominations/religions or even within the Catholic faith.

Notre Dame's student body is not the most diverse, but students will find support of others that they have similarities with. Notre Dame students an often develop cliques, but are also generally friendly and welcoming. Many students are from the Midwest (especially the Chicago area), but students come from all over the country and the world. Many students come from upper-middle class backgrounds. Although many students are Catholic, they are well educated on political issues and students don't necessarily make their political decisions on their religion, although the underlying principles of Catholicism may influence their thought process.

Notre Dame is all pretty much upper middle class to ridiculiously rich white kids, asians, and a few minorities. That's kind of disappointing, but i guess the high tuition causes that. Maybe if there were more scholarships it would be different. Most are conservative and most are from the midwest.

Lots of middle to upper-middle class white kids mostly. About 20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} minorities and you can definitely see a kind of pack mentality in the dining hall with people grouped somewhat by race. Politics, I'd say mostly conservative students, not too much pure political activism but where politics and religion meet, abortion for example, there's quite a bit of activisim.

Just guessing here: 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} white, 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} Catholic, 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} well-off, 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} sheltered from the world

ND has a pretty diverse student body, but the majority of kids are still white. However, race aside, ND has a very diverse and dynamic student body anyway. Each kid going here has a different outlook on life and an interesting way of expressing himself/herself. Kids wear whatever to class and there is a very small amount of judging done on campus.

8,000 students is just the right size for a college campus, because there are always people you don't know, but if you ask enough friends and acquaintances, you'll find that everyone actually kind of does know each other!

The student body, just like at any university, is full of people different from yourself. There is a culture of unity at Notre Dame, but at the same time there are factions. Cultural clubs are opportunities for people to understand and learn about one another, from time to time, however, they become dividing lines that may seem difficult to cross. At the same time, if you want to, it is easy to mix into groups different from yours if simply through clubs, student council, or mutual friends. As far as class differences go, you will encounter people who have more money than they know what to do with and others who are barely scraping by. Though everyone seems to have more or less the same economic appearance, you will be surprised when you find out the truth about the range of incomes on the campus. Going to class you'll get sick of northface jacket after northface jacket, but will be happy that people dress pretty casually. Business students have an unofficial (but at times very strongly recommended by certain professors) dresscode. One thing about ND is that the male student life and female student life is quite different. The campus currently houses 27 (soon to be 28) single-sexed dorms. With something 80{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student population choosing to live on campus, these dorms become a type of sorority or fraternity. Though the same rules are written for both men and women, you have different people upholding them in each dorm, and male dorms are overwhelmingly, and obviously more lax than female dorms. The school just became co-ed in the 70s so there are still hints of that "boys club" atmosphere.

I hardly ever see the EMO or punk rock sort of person at ND. ND, while somewhat diverse, doesn't have every type of student imaginable, like the Universities of Illinois or Indiana or the like. I feel like I've moved into more of a bubble than I was in in high school, which sounds a bit unfortunate, but it's because the ND admissions team is very good at looking for a certain type of student - and in a way we all end up with the same values (more or less) and therefore the same appearances...

To be honest, Notre Dame is not that diverse. Most of the students are white upper class Catholics. Different types of students do interact, but there´s not that much diversity anyway. Most Notre Dame students are from the Midwest probably, but there are students from all over the country actually, and internationally as well. Students are politically aware and active, and I´d say the student body is predominantly right leaning, since it is a rather conservative school. But there are definitely those who are more liberal on campus as well.

fun and loyal to their school

The school is Catholic, but having said that, there are tolerant people on campus.

I came to Notre Dame and expanded the diversity of my friends which I think it great! However, intergender relations is kind of lagging. Most Notre Dame students are from either Chicago, or somewhere else! A quarter from Chicago, the rest pretty evenly distributed all of the country and the world. However, most students are quite wealthy. The student body is fairly conservative Republican as well.