2026 Most Diverse Colleges

Name: 2026 Most Diverse Colleges (Kollegio college rankings)
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1,440 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Most Diverse Colleges ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

Financial

Alumni starting salary

Tuition cost

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$67,000

In-state tuition

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

Academics

Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

Mean ACT

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#1 Most Diverse Colleges

Stanford University

Stanford

Acceptance rate

3.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,473

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#2 Most Diverse Colleges

Yale University

New Haven

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,950

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#3 Most Diverse Colleges

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

4.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,510

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#4 Most Diverse Colleges

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

Acceptance rate

13.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,402

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#5 Most Diverse Colleges

Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

Acceptance rate

81.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$48,270

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#6 Most Diverse Colleges

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

5.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,652

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#7 Most Diverse Colleges

Harvard University

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

3.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,143

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,872

#8 Most Diverse Colleges

Cornell University

Ithaca

Acceptance rate

8.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,286

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#9 Most Diverse Colleges

Columbia University School of General Studies

New York

Acceptance rate

4.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#10 Most Diverse Colleges

The University of Chicago

Chicago

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,256

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#11 Most Diverse Colleges

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore

Acceptance rate

7.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,720

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#12 Most Diverse Colleges

Rice University

Houston

Acceptance rate

7.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,640

#13 Most Diverse Colleges

University of Southern California

Los Angeles

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,446

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#14 Most Diverse Colleges

University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston

Galveston

Acceptance rate

94.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,018

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#15 Most Diverse Colleges

Brown University

Providence

Acceptance rate

5.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,944

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#16 Most Diverse Colleges

Princeton University

Princeton

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,010

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#17 Most Diverse Colleges

Northwestern University

Evanston

Acceptance rate

7.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#18 Most Diverse Colleges

Golden Gate University

San Francisco

Acceptance rate

31.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,088

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#19 Most Diverse Colleges

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

Acceptance rate

3.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,364

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#20 Most Diverse Colleges

Wellesley College

Wellesley

Acceptance rate

13.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,424

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#21 Most Diverse Colleges

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Baltimore

Acceptance rate

7.0%

Institution type

GRAD

Total Tuition Cost

$12,835

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#22 Most Diverse Colleges

Duke University

Durham

Acceptance rate

6.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,085

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#23 Most Diverse Colleges

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#24 Most Diverse Colleges

Pomona College

Claremont

Acceptance rate

6.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$56,284

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#25 Most Diverse Colleges

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont

Acceptance rate

11.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$57,876

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

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