Black, Hispanic enrollment drops at elite colleges post-affirmative action ban

Amid enrollment shifts, equal rights advocate still fears ‘progressive educrats’ using ‘race proxies’ for admissions

Elite universities report lower racial diversity but higher socioeconomic representation in the class of 2028 after the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions.

However, one equal rights advocate warns that some schools may circumvent this ruling.

The June 2023 decision made the class of 2028 the first group of students since 1961 to apply to colleges without affirmative action policies.

“No government or institution of public importance should be picking winners . . .