ERIC Number: ED672167
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
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Affirmative Action and Its Race-Neutral Alternatives. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-720
Zachary Bleemer
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
As affirmative action loses political feasibility, many universities have implemented race-neutral alternatives like top percent policies and holistic review to increase enrollment among disadvantaged students. I study these policies' application, admission, and enrollment effects using University of California administrative data. UC's affirmative action and top percent policies increased underrepresented minority (URM) enrollment by over 20 percent and less than 4 percent, respectively. Holistic review increases implementing campuses' URM enrollment by about 7 percent. Top percent policies and holistic review have negligible effects on lower-income enrollment, while race-based affirmative action modestly increased enrollment among very low-income students. These findings highlight the enrollment gaps between affirmative action and its most common race-neutral alternatives and reveal that available policies do not substantially affect universities' socioeconomic composition.
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Educational Policy, Race, College Admission, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, Enrollment Trends, Low Income Students, Higher Education
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: California
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