After the Supreme Court's 2023 decision to ban affirmative action, enrollment data shows mixed results for Black and Hispanic student enrollment across 31 institutions. While Black and Hispanic applicants increased by 0.47 and 0.65 percentage points, their admission rates decreased, marking a decline in Black admits for the first time since 2018. White student representation in applications, admissions, and enrollments has consistently decreased since 2018, reflecting demographic changes. A report from the Urban Institute highlights that enrollment figures do not fully disclose the effects of affirmative action ban on various student demographics.
We've seen a lot of enrollment numbers in news articles here and there since last fall. In some cases, they stay the same; in some cases, they change. But I think what these data are showing is that that's not fully reflective of what might be happening in various populations, especially among Black and Hispanic students.
While the share of applicants who were Black or Hispanic increased from fall 2023 to fall 2024-by 0.47 and 0.65 percentage points, respectively-the portion who were admitted decreased, marking the first time since at least 2018 that the share of admitted students who were Black had declined.
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