ERIC Number: EJ1347646
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3896
How Do Affirmative Action Bans Affect the Racial Composition of Postsecondary Students in Public Institutions?
Educational Policy, v36 n6 p1348-1372 Sep 2022
This study investigates the associations between statewide affirmative action bans and the racial composition of undergraduate students at public 4-year colleges and universities in five states, that is, Arizona, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. I use the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System data from 1999 to 2017, and find that despite having few selective postsecondary institutions, public four-year institutions in these five states experienced an average decline of 0.42 percentage points in the enrollment of underrepresented racial-ethnic minority students following bans on affirmative action. Further, the bans also decreased the enrollment of underrepresented racial-ethnic minority students at four state public flagship universities.
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Racial Composition, Undergraduate Students, Public Colleges, Disproportionate Representation, State Policy, College Admission, Student Diversity, Minority Group Students, Enrollment Trends, State Colleges
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona; Michigan; Nebraska; New Hampshire; Oklahoma
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