Overview
- On Thursday, the Justice Department said a yearlong probe found Yale’s medical school intentionally used race in admissions and that it will seek a voluntary resolution.
- Department data showed Black and Hispanic applicants were admitted at higher rates than White and Asian peers with the same test scores, including a finding that a Black applicant had up to 29 times higher odds of an interview than an equally qualified Asian applicant.
- Investigators said Yale used racial proxies within a holistic review to work around the Supreme Court’s 2023 ban and noted little change in outcomes after that ruling.
- Yale said it will review the letter and described its admissions process as rigorous and lawful, pointing to strong academic and personal records among students it admits.
- The move follows similar DOJ findings against UCLA last week and active probes at Stanford, Ohio State, and UC San Diego, raising the prospect of Title VI litigation and tighter scrutiny tied to federal funds used to train future doctors.