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DOJ Finds UCLA Medical School Illegally Used Race in Admissions

The finding pressures federally funded medical programs to prove race-neutral admissions after the Supreme Court’s 2023 ban.

FILE - Royce Hall on University of California, Los Angeles, campus is seen in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
People walk through the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has been the subject of an investigation by the Trump administration, which concluded on May 6, 2026, that the school's admissions system discriminated against white and Asian Americans.
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Overview

  • The Civil Rights Division, which released its findings Wednesday, concluded UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine intentionally used race in selecting the 2023–2025 classes.
  • Investigators cited data showing admitted Black and Hispanic students had lower median GPAs and MCAT percentiles than admitted white and Asian peers across those cohorts.
  • The letter points to internal emails, training materials and a “guiding principles” memo that DOJ says aimed for BIPOC representation and showed intent to consider race.
  • DOJ says an associate dean pressured the committee to weigh race and that tools like the AAMC PREview test and a “marginalized group” essay prompt effectively revealed applicants’ race.
  • The department seeks a voluntary fix under Title VI that can put federal funding at risk if violations persist, and UCLA says its process is merit-based and is reviewing the report as similar probes target Stanford, Ohio State and UC San Diego.