#black-student-enrollment

#black-student-enrollment

Two years after the Supreme Court ruled to end affirmative action in college admissions, Black student enrollment at highly selective institutions is backsliding. This fall, some colleges reported shrinking Black populations, which in some cases now comprise less than 2 percent of the student body, the Associated Press reported. The AP analyzed enrollment data from 20 selective colleges and universities, including Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Harvard, Princeton, Tulane and Yale Universities.

Federal funding for Pell Grants, and the number of awards given, plummeted between fiscal years 2011-12 and 2021-22. Black student enrollment in public colleges and universities plunged by nearly a half million students over that same period. A new report, produced by the University of Alabama's Education Policy Center for the Southern Education Foundation, suggests the declines in financial aid and Black students attending college are linked.