Lawsuit Accuses 32 Elite Colleges Of Early Decision Admissions Conspiracy

Lawsuit Accuses 32 Elite Colleges Of Early Decision Admissions Conspiracy

A federal class-action lawsuit accuses 32 elite colleges and universities of conspiring to inflate tuition costs through the early decision admissions process.

Elite U.S. Colleges Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over Early-Decision Admissions Practices

Boston, August 8, 2025 – A sweeping class-action lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Boston, leveling antitrust allegations against 32 prominent U.S. colleges and universities—including Columbia, Duke, and the University of Pennsylvania—for exploiting early-decision (ED) admissions to artificially elevate tuition and limit financial aid competition. The suit asserts that these institutions collaborated to suppress market dynamics and misl…