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Do Affirmative Action Bans Lower Minority College Enrollment and Attainment?: Evidence from Statewide Bans
- Journal of Human Resources
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Volume 47, November 2, Spring 2012
- pp. 435-455
- 10.1353/jhr.2012.0013
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Using institutional data on race-specific college enrollment and completion, I examine whether minority students were less likely to enroll in a four-year public college or receive a degree following a statewide affirmative action ban. As in previous studies, I find that black and Hispanic enrollment dropped at the top institutions; however, there is little evidence that overall black enrollment at public universities fell. Finally, despite evidence that fewer blacks and Hispanics graduated from college following a ban, the effects on graduation rates are very noisy.