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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Distribution of responses
Notable struggling minority: 21% of responses sit in the bottom band even as 57% thrive. The mean understates the lower band, which is the segment to act on.
How institutions vary
What we ask
“My institution provides an inclusive, respectful, and supportive environment.”
What students say, and why
A climate of crude talk, and unequal treatment for bilingual students.
"The community is built too much on drinking and sexual talk."
"You’re not treated the same because I’m bilingual."
"There’s a lack of community and clear norms for how people talk to each other."
Room for everyone: kind, inclusive, easy to talk to.
"Everyone is kind and decent, good at including others, and easy to talk to."
"We have room for everyone and help each other every day."
Representative, de-identified comments from the lowest- and highest-scoring responses, translated where needed.
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How we measure it
This is the topic-level average across its subtopics, on a 0-10 scale (higher is better), so an individual subtopic can score higher or lower than the topic shown here. Figures are scored responses from the last 12 months, mapped to the 2026 framework via the canonical question mapping; the cross-2020 figure on the Index uses the full response base. Movement compares the most recent six months with the prior six. Distribution bands: 0-4, >4-<8, 8-10. Cross-institution aggregate; no single institution identified; minimum group size applied.
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