College Diversity Drops Again as Trump Ramps Up Scrutiny (1)

For the second straight year, some highly selective colleges are reporting lower Black and Hispanic enrollment than before the Supreme Court ruled against racial preferences in admissions.

In a Bloomberg analysis of data from 27 elite schools, all but two reported a smaller share of Black freshmen in fall 2025 than in fall 2023, the last class admitted before the affirmative action ban. Some 21 schools saw reduced Hispanic enrollment among first-year students over that period.

Harvard University students wearing graduation gowns walk through Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 29.

Photographer: Mel Musto/Bloomberg

At the same time, more than half the schools reported equal or higher Asian enrollment in the 2025 freshman class compared to 2023. ...