Regional diversity only works if there is a change in culture between regions. I don't see enough difference in regions to make a significant difference in perspectives. Maybe this is due to the frequency with which companies move their employees around the U.S., but I can't say. I only know that Crawfordsville could exist in western New York, and my hometown, Geneseo, could exist here. Thus, I think that the idea of regional diversity in the U.S. is rather absurd, and that representation by state is not a good measure of difference of perspective.
Diversity does exist, however, in a difference of economic backgrounds.
At some other schools, many of the students come from wealthy backgrounds and do not know what poverty looks like. I would say that is not the case here. From the urban poor to the rural poor, our students have seen it all, and that is something that is typically found at only the large state schools. I.U., for instance, has students who grew up surrounded by corn and students who grew up surrounded by the industry in Gary. Probably not, but we may be one of the smallest schools that can claim that.