Impact of Affirmative Action Ban on College Admissions

The Supreme Court's decision to prohibit affirmative action has resulted in varied impacts on college admissions across elite institutions. While schools like Brown University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported increases in Asian American enrollments, others such as Yale and Princeton experienced declines. Harvard's Asian American enrollment remained unchanged at 37%, even as Black student enrollment dropped to 14%. Conversely, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) saw a surge in applications and enrollments, with Morehouse College reporting a 34% increase. Experts caution that it may take years to fully assess the ruling's long-term effects on diversity in higher education. Overall, the landscape of college admissions is shifting as institutions adapt to new legal frameworks and the changing demographics of their applicant pools.