MIT's Drop in Black Students Shows Fallout From Top Court Ruling
The enrollment numbers give an early indication of how US colleges are grappling with a Supreme Court decision that banned race as a factor in admissions.
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The share of Black students in the incoming class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology plummeted after the Supreme Court effectively banned considering race as a factor in undergraduate admissions last year.
The university said Wednesday the class of 2028 is 5% Black, down from an average of 13% in recent years. The share of Hispanic students in the class is 11%, down from 15%, MIT said.