Elite universities including MIT, Georgetown accused in court filing of favoring wealthy in admissions

Johns Hopkins plans to settle lawsuit over wealthy student admissions

Johns Hopkins University plans to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming it’s among 17 elite colleges who favor children of the wealthy and connected in admissions.

Penn among elite universities accused of forming 'cartel' to avoid paying aid

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — The University of Pennsylvania is part of a group of elite universities facing a lawsuit accusing them of forming a "price-fixing cartel" to avoid paying financial aid. And, in a motion filed Monday, lawyers say Penn and…

Lawsuit: Georgetown, MIT, Other Prestigious Schools Prioritized Wealthy and Well-Connected Applicants - Legal Reader

In the amended filing, attorneys for the plaintiffs claimed that Georgetown University had put about 80 applicants on a “special” admissions list—a list allegedly reserved for applicants whose families were wealthy, or whose relatives had histories of making donations to Georgetown. Meanwhile, at MIT, two children recommended for admission by “a wealthy banker with ties to a university board member” were given preferential treatment. Both applic…

Documents Show How Top Colleges Secretly Admit Terrible Students, as Long as They’re Wealthy

Top academic institutions are under fire amid an alleged scheme in which university admissions offices favored the children of the wealthy over their poorer — but higher-performing — peers. First filed in 2022, the antitrust lawsuit initially identified more than a dozen schools including Georgetown, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Cornell, alleging they took part in a "cartel" to secretly ensure that children of wealthy donors we…

Suit: List of Wealthy Students Said at the Top, 'Please Admit'

Each year, Georgetown University's president would add about 80 names to an internal list of student candidates, a lawsuit says, often writing at the top, "Please Admit." They almost always were, a new filing says, per the Washington Post . Georgetown is one of 17 universities with selective admissions practices sued...

Lawsuit Claims Elite Universities Favor Wealthy Students in Admissions Process

The case shows a rare peek at the secret deliberations of university leaders and admissions officials.