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July 14, 2023

Private, selective colleges are most likely to use race, ethnicity as a factor in admissions decisions

Most U.S. colleges admit most of the people who apply to them

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Private, selective colleges are most likely to use race, ethnicity as a factor in admissions decisions
Highly selective U.S. private schools are most likely to factor race and ethnicity into admissions decisions
Common Data Set academic and nonacademic factors in admissions decisions

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