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Colleges Under Fire for Socioeconomic Admissions Preferences

11/1/2025

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Colleges face scrutiny for using socioeconomic preferences in admissions after the Supreme Court's ruling in SFFA v. Harvard.
MIT and Stanford report rising Asian enrollment, while Harvard and Yale maintain racial proportions.
Critics say proxies like first-language or single-parent status admit students by race rather than economics.
The trend extends to K-12 education, where New York City's Economic Need Index fails to assess income or wealth.

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Story summary

Colleges face scrutiny for using socioeconomic preferences in admissions after the Supreme Court's ruling in SFFA v. Harvard.
MIT and Stanford report rising Asian enrollment, while Harvard and Yale maintain racial proportions.
Critics say proxies like first-language or single-parent status admit students by race rather than economics.
The trend extends to K-12 education, where New York City's Economic Need Index fails to assess income or wealth.