A new Gallup Poll has found that most American adults oppose the consideration of race in admissions decisions. The poll question asked whether "applicants should be admitted solely on the basis of merit, even if that results in few minority applicants being admitted" or "an applicant's racial and ethnic background should be considered to help promote diversity on college campuses, even if that means admitting some minority students who might not otherwise be admitted," a large majority picked the former. There was no racial group for which a majority picked the latter, although more black Americans picked the latter than the former (by a narrow margin).
Here are results:
Solely on Merit | Consider Race | |
All | 67% | 28% |
White | 75% | 22% |
Black | 44% | 48% |
Latino | 59% | 31% |
Breakdowns were not provided for Asian Americans.
Inside Higher Ed works with Gallup on a number of survey projects, but played no role in this poll.
Gallup's results mirrored those of a recent poll by The Washington Post-ABC.
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