Princeton, Yale See Dip in Share of Asian-American Freshmen

Princeton University and Yale University reported declines in the percentage of Asian-American students in their freshman class, the first students selected by the schools after the US Supreme Court said race could no longer be used in making admissions decisions.

At Yale, the share of freshman Asian-American students dropped to 24% from 30% a year ago, while at Princeton it posted a smaller decline, dipping 2 percentage points to about 24%. The share of first-year Black students held steady at both Ivy League schools, accounting for 14% of Yale’s incoming class and 9% of Princeton’s.

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The share of White students in Yale’s first-year class increased to 46% from 42%, while Hispanic and Latino students rose slightly to 19%. At Princeton, the share of Hispanic or Latino students dipped to 9% from 10%.

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which brought testing back sooner than other universities, said last month that the share of Asian-American students rose to 47% from 41%, while Black students plummeted to 5% from an average of 13% in recent years.

Amherst College, a selective liberal arts school in Massachusetts, also reported a significant drop in the share of students who identify as Black or African American, with the share of first-year students on campus falling to 9% from 19%. Amherst also said the class of 2028 is 10% Latinx, down from 14% a year ago, while the share of White and Asian-American students increased slightly {snip}

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