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U. S. News and World Report, it turns out, calculates a [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc_ecodiv_brief.php campus diversity index] using [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/about/diversity_brief.php a methodology] which, they say, "factors in the total proportion of minority students—leaving out international students—and the overall mix of groups." The diversity index ranges from 0 (least diverse) to 1 (most diverse). (They don't give rank numbers, but I copied their table into a spreadsheet and did some slicing and dicing).

U. S. News and World Report, it turns out, calculates a [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc_ecodiv_brief.php campus diversity index] using [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/about/diversity_brief.php a methodology] which, they say, "factors in the total proportion of minority students—leaving out international students—and the overall mix of groups." The diversity index ranges from 0 (least diverse) to 1 (most diverse). (They don't give rank numbers, but I copied their table into a spreadsheet and did some slicing and dicing).

*In the entire list of 242, UW-Madison ranks #193 (20th percentile).

*In the entire list of 242, UW-Madison ranks #193 (20th percentile).  

*If we consider only 158 public universities listed, UW-Madison ranks #90 (43rd percentile).  

*If we consider only the 158 public universities listed, UW-Madison ranks #90 (43rd percentile).  

*Among the Big Ten, which are broadly similar schools from the same region of the country, we find:

*Among the Big Ten, which are broadly similar schools from the same region of the country, we find: