Black enrollment drops in Harvard’s freshman class after Supreme Court ruling

Harvard University released racial and ethnic data for its newly enrolled freshman class that showed a decrease in students who identify as African American or Black, the first class to be affected by the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision that struck down affirmative action. 

Students who identified as African American or Black made up 14 percent of the class – a decrease of four percent from the class of 2027.  

“We have worked very hard for many decades to ensure that students...