October 02, 2024
Our Comprehensive, Inconclusive Diversity Database
Demographic data for the Class of 2028 is in high demand this fall. One year after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, higher ed leaders, families, lawyers and policy wonks are anxious for a more concrete picture of what racial diversity looks like without it. That picture has begun to emerge over the past two months as colleges release their class profiles. Inside Higher Ed has gathered institutionally reported data from more than 25 universities and broken down the numbers into an interactive database, which we’ll continue to update as more institutions make their first-year demographics available.