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Since the Supreme Court ruled affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional last summer, the practice of giving the relatives of alumni special consideration in admissions―known as “legacy preferences”―has come under increased scrutiny. Critics say that the practice of legacy admissions is not meritocratic and disproportionately benefits white students from wealthy backgrounds. The U.S. Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into Harvard’s legacy admissions practice. Experts for the Plaintiffs in the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) affirmative action case argued that Harvard and UNC could increase racial diversity if they abandoned legacy admissions, though the experts on the other side suggested the effects on diversity would be small at best. A recent study of a dozen highly selective, private, “Ivy plus” colleges found that legacy admissions are an important mechanism driving higher admissions rates among the richest applicants.
In this report, we document the prevalence of legacy admissions, as reported by colleges, across higher education around the time of the SFFA decision. Legacy admissions were more often used at selective and private institutions, but a substantial minority of public and less selective institutions also considered legacy status in admissions. The use of legacy preferences appears to have been most common in the Northeast and South and least common in the West. There is substantial―but incomplete―overlap in the colleges that considered legacy status and those that practiced affirmative action (AA) prior to SFFA. A number of colleges, including some public colleges, said they considered relationships to alumni but not racial identity in admissions.
In this report, we document the prevalence of legacy admissions, as reported by colleges, across higher education around the time of the SFFA decision. Legacy admissions were more often used at selective and private institutions, but a substantial minority of public and less selective institutions also considered legacy status in admissions. The use of legacy preferences appears to have been most common in the Northeast and South and least common in the West. There is substantial―but incomplete―overlap in the colleges that considered legacy status and those that practiced affirmative action (AA) prior to SFFA. A number of colleges, including some public colleges, said they considered relationships to alumni but not racial identity in admissions.
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