Harvard Enrolls a Record Number of Black and Latino Freshmen

Harvard University’s undergraduate college enrolled record numbers of African-American and Latino students for its freshman class, at a time when more states are banning race-based affirmative action in college admissions.

Harvard, the world’s wealthiest college, also had the second highest percentage of students accepting offers to attend -- 82 percent -- the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based school said today in a statement. The highest was 83 percent in 1969.