Black and Latino enrollment at several major universities has dropped significantly since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year that severely limited, if not ended, the use of affirmative action in college admissions, The Hill reported Thursday.
Data released by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology showed Black, Hispanic, and/or Native American and Pacific Islander students make up only 16% of the class of 2028, compared with 25% of undergraduate students in recent years.
Black enrollment fell 8 percentage points at Amherst, 3 points at Tufts and nearly 1 point at the University of Virginia.
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