As the nation awaits the Supreme Court’s impending ruling on the constitutionality of affirmative action programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, new polling from YouGov shows a clear verdict from Americans themselves—they don’t like it. Nearly two-thirds of American adults believe colleges and universities should not consider race at all in admissions decisions, with only one quarter saying race should be allowed along with other factors. One in ten Americans are not sure.

Nearly 2/3 of American adults believe colleges & universities should not consider race at all in admissions decisions, with only 1/4 saying race should be allowed along with other factors.

  • Drusas
    6•2 years ago

    It would be far more equitable to look at the students’ socioeconomic status, whether that is looking at parental income, schools they went to, or community demographics, than it is to look at race explicitly. Someone who grew up disadvantaged, in a poor school district, with a family who didn’t care about education (which tends to but doesn’t always correlate with poverty) is going to be starting off on a much lower rung on the metaphorical ladder regardless of their race.