Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) this year's freshman class features a significantly higher proportion of Asian American students than usual in the wake of recent Supreme Court decisions, a profile of the freshman class released Wednesday showed.
Percentage of Asian American Students Already registered At MIT Increased Admissions fell from 41% for the class of 2024-2027 to 47% for the class of 2028. The enrollment figures are the first since the Supreme Court struck down race-based admissions in June 2023 following lawsuits brought by Students for Fair Admissions against Harvard and the University of North Carolina.
“You've probably heard from Stuart Schmil by now about the composition of the freshman class,” said MIT President Sally Kornbluth. said In a video statement, they said: “This class, as always, is outstanding in many ways and, like last year's class and those before it, will bring an influx of exciting new talent, interests and perspectives.”
“But as a result of last year's Supreme Court decision, we do not have the same degree of racial and ethnic diversity that the MIT community has worked together to achieve over the past few decades,” Kornbluth said in a statement.
The Stata Center on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo by Rick Friedman/www.rickfriedman.com/Corbis via Getty Images)
In the 2024-2027 combined profile, the percentage of Black/African American students was 13%, compared to 5% in the class of 2028. The percentage of Hispanic/Latino students in the 2024-2027 class was 15%, decreasing to 11% in the class of 2028. According to To profile. (Related: Majority of Black Americans Support Supreme Court Strike Against Race-Based College Admissions: Poll)
The freshman profile for the entering class of 2028 states that 50% of students are male, 46% are female, and the remaining 6% either do not state their gender or claim to have a different “gender identity.” Approximately 67% of students in the class are from public schools, and 31% are from private, religious, or foreign schools.
“Now that the class of 2028 is enrolled, the impact is clear and concerning,” Kornbluth said. said in a statement on Wednesday.
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