Harvard Lifts Asian Freshman Share to 43% as Black Enrollment Falls to 9.3%
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 28
Harvard Lifts Asian Freshman Share to 43% as Black Enrollment Falls to 9.3%
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 28
Summary
Harvard’s latest freshman data show Asian American enrollment rose to 43% this fall, up from 41% last year and 37% in 2023 and 2024.
Black students made up 9.3% of the incoming class, down from 14% in 2024 and 18% in 2023, nearly halving since the Supreme Court barred race-based affirmative action.
Hispanic or Latino students accounted for 11.4% of Harvard’s Class of 2030, roughly flat from last year but below 16% two years ago.
Similar shifts have appeared at other elite schools such as Yale, though Princeton and Amherst reported slight increases in Black freshman enrollment this year.