A look at University of California admissions ahead of an expected Supreme Court decision that could ban affirmative action in university admissions.
Constitutional attorney Mark Smith previews key Supreme Court decisions expected to be handed down this week.bans affirmative action in public and private universities? Consider the case of California, which banned race-based admissions in 1996.
In 2021, 54% of the state's high school seniors were Latino, 5.4% Black. By contrast, UC’s incoming freshmen were 26% Latino – a 28-point gap – and 4.4% Black. At UC Berkley, just 20% of incoming freshmen were Latino, 3% Black. In all, there were just 228 Black students compared to more than 2,800 incoming Asian students out of a total enrollment of 6,750.
Law professor John Powell, who is Black, added,"Everyone agrees. The fact is that admissions in college is uneven. Blacks are underrepresented, especially at a place like Berkeley." have been using 13 factors to build a freshman class. Their"holistic" admissions review has included high school GPAs, class ranks, high school zip codes, family income and education, student essays and outside accomplishments.
"The group that's most likely to be helped by this decision are Asian American students, while you'll see lower enrollment among Black and Hispanic students," said Vohra."You can't change your race, but you can change your activities. You can change your way of presenting your story."demographic and poverty rates from a student's zip code to help identify minority applicants.
just 8% of incoming freshmen are Black compared to the 36% of graduating public high school seniors statewide. At Ole Miss, 8% of incoming freshmen are Black compared to 48% of high school grads. At the University of Michigan, the gap is smaller — 4% versus 17% statewide.
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