#federal-scrutiny

#federal-scrutiny

Last fall, a slew of highly selective institutions released incoming class data showing the impacts of the first admissions cycles since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action. The data varied wildly from institution to institution; many experienced precipitous drops in the percentage of Black and Hispanic students in their freshman classes, but others saw much slighter drops or even small increases.

The reduction in international students presents a credit risk for universities heavily reliant on this demographic because of potential declines in tuition income, as international students typically pay full tuition fees.