Steven
OU is very open to students of all backgrounds, and the end of welcome week is a large activities fair designed to get students to interact and join a community. Students transferring in may have difficulty adjusting, but for the most part people are incredibly friendly and helpful.
Most students at OU dress for comfort, although some occasionally feel the need to dress nicely. Most people, though, dress in shorts and t-shirts, or jeans and hoodies.
Jon
The school is diverse, but kind of segregated. Most of the Asian exchange students tend to stay together, as do the African American students. OU is pretty good about religion, we all seem to get along fine. The LGBT community is great, so I hear. I don't think there is a kind of student that would feel out of place here, there's stuff for everyone. Most students wear clothes to class, I don't know. Yes and no, different types of students interact. As I said, the exchange students tend to stick together, as do other groups. There is a table of Asian students, me and my friends, a group of girls, and a group of guys. Does that suffice? Most students are from Ohio. Most are also from a middle-class background, but not necessarily. Students are and are not politically aware/active, and out of those that are we have all sides. I don't really hear students talk about how much they'll earn in the future, we're kind of stuck in the now.
Rachel
The students here are more diverse as far as stereotypes go than any other college I've been to. Everyone can find a friend here and I don't think anyone would feel left out here because there is something and someone for everyone.
Mike
The populous here is very accepting. I don't think you can really find much prejudice here, despite it being in the middle of Appalachia. A lot of OU's student body is white, though. We have plenty of foreign students, still, and a large mix of financial backgrounds. The campus is very liberal.
emily
not very diverse. most people won't judge you, but there are those type of girls at every school that feel they are better, but easily avoided.
Nico
I found that most people here get along, especially if there's drink involved. The Asian exchange students tend to stick together in groups, so I don't really get to know any of them. Ohio is very accepting of LGBT students as well. I have heard that the police are pretty racist against African Americans, however. Most students wear whatever, I don't think they really care. Different types of students do interact, but I think it's very unlikely. There's my group of friends, the group of Asian students, a group of girls, and a group of guys. Most Ohio students are from Ohio. Middle-class seems to be the most prevalent background. Some students are politically aware and active, and they are on both sides, but I don't think that most are. Students don't talk about future money because most of us don't have any right now.
Alena
I have had a mostly positive experience with the student body at OU. Students here tend to be smart, friendly, and open-minded toward people of other nationalities, skin colors, religions, and sexual orientations. I have meet several close-mineded people here, however the vast majoritiy of people at Ohio University are open-minded towards others. It seems as though most students are from a middle class background, are white, predominantly Christian or Agnostic, and tend to be on the liberal or central side of politics.
Krista
Ohio University, like most public universities, is quite liberal. There is, however, quite a variety of students from different races, religions, cultures, and beliefs. So you're bound to find someone that has the same beliefs and interests in you.
Sydney
There is not any diversity here. As a Black student, I wish that there were more minorities here, but the people who are here make you feel very comfortble. It is hard to hear the things that some white people say in certain classes about race, because they have never had friends who were not white, and the ten percent of minorites on this campus is a culture shock for a lot of them. There is not much interaction between minority students, internation students, and white students.