DOJ Finds UCLA Medical School Illegally Used Race in Admissions
The department cited lower GPA and MCAT scores for admitted Black and Hispanic students and said UCLA may face legal action or funding cuts.
- On Wednesday, the Department of Justice announced findings that UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in admissions over the past three years, alleging discrimination against white and Asian American applicants.
- The investigation was conducted under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with the department writing that the school "continues to intentionally discriminate against applicants based on their race after the Supreme Court's decision in Harvard."
- Data from 2023 and 2024 shows admitted Black and Hispanic students had lower average GPAs and test scores; admitted Black students averaged 3.72, compared with 3.83 for white and 3.84 for Asian American students.
- The Justice Department is seeking a voluntary resolution but threatened potential legal action including loss of federal funding, while a UCLA spokesperson disputed the allegations, stating the process is "based on merit and grounded in a rigorous, comprehensive review."
- Beyond the UCLA findings, the Trump administration has escalated its scrutiny of college admissions, having opened investigations in March into potential race-based discrimination at Stanford, Ohio State, and the University of California, San Diego.
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Justice Dept. finds UCLA medical school illegally used race in...
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