MIT Reports ‘Significant Change’ in Post-Affirmative Action Freshmen Demographics

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has reported a “significant” demographic change in its incoming first-year class, the first cohort admitted after the U.S. Supreme Court banned the use of racial preferences in college admissions. According to enrollment data published on Aug. 21, about 5 percent of MIT’s 1,102-member Class of 2028 identify as black, a dramatic drop from its 13 percent average of recent years. Hispanic and Latino students make up 11 percent of the incoming freshmen population, compared to 15 percent of the school’s current undergraduate student body. At the same time, the percentage of Asian American students in the class rose from 40 percent to 47 percent. The proportion of white students remains roughly the same, 37 percent, compared to 38 percent of undergraduates currently attending MIT....