Donald Trump · Fortune Technology
‘Highly qualified White, Asian, and other students were disputed admission’: DOJ accuses UCLA of discrimination
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The Justice Department found Wednesday that the medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles, illegally considered race in admissions as the Trump administration ramps up scrutiny of colleges’ processes for selecting students.
Key facts
- Affirmative action in college admissions has been illegal since a 2023 Supreme Court ruling forbade it
- As part of its evidence, the department cited data showing admitted students who were Black or Hispanic had lower average grade-point averages and test scores in 2023 and 2024
- In March, the Justice Department opened investigations into possible race-based discrimination in medical school admissions at Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego
- California voters ended affirmative action in college admissions in a 1997 ballot measure
Summary
The finding escalates the Trump administration’s ongoing standoff with UCLA, which has focused mostly on the main campus’s response to allegations of antisemitic harassment. The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA said in a written statement that its admission process is “based on merit” and that it is committed to complying with state and federal laws. Affirmative action in college admissions has been illegal since a 2023 Supreme Court ruling forbade it. In March, the Justice Department opened investigations into possible race-based discrimination in medical school admissions at Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego.