Medical schools report steep drop in enrollment of Black and Hispanic students after Supreme Court ruling

Medical schools report steep drop in enrollment of Black and Hispanic students after Supreme Court ruling 
STAT; by Usha Lee McFarling; 1/9/25
Enrollment of Black and Hispanic students in medical schools dropped precipitously last year after the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race in admissions, according to data released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges. The number of Black enrollees fell by 11.6% compared to last year, while the number of Hispanic enrollees decreased 10.8%. The numbers were even starker for Indigenous students; the number of American Indian or Alaska Natives dropped by 22.1%, while students who were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders dropped by 4.3%.