Study: Usage of affirmative action at the most selective U.S. universities only increases Black student enrollment by 0.8 percentage points. However, at less selective institutions, policy usage was associated with decreased Black student enrollments. Data from 1,127 universities, 1990–2016. User smurfyjenkins, in the Discourse Is Action subreddit, 26 Apr 2021
Usage of affirmative action at the most selective U.S. universities only increases Black student enrollment by 0.8 percentage points. However, at less selective institutions, policy usage was associated with decreased Black student enrollments. Data from 1,127 universities, 1990–2016. User smurfyjenkins, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 26 Apr 2021