Study quantifies minority enrollment losses if affirmative action is eliminated

Monday, January 11, 2010 - 16:07 in Psychology & Sociology

(PhysOrg.com) -- A nationwide ban on affirmative action in college admissions would cause a 10 percent drop in black and Hispanic enrollment at the nation`s most selective colleges and universities, according to a new study. Overall black and Hispanic representation in four-year institutions would decline by two percent, the study found.

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