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Reardon, Sean F.; Baker, Rachel; Kasman, Matt; Klasik, Daniel; Townsend, Joseph – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2017
This paper simulates a system of socioeconomic status (SES)-based affirmative action in college admissions and examines the extent to which it can produce racial diversity in selective colleges. Using simulation models, we investigate the potential relative effects of race- and/or SES-based affirmative action policies, alongside targeted,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Socioeconomic Status, Race, College Admission
Baker, Rachel; Klasik, Daniel; Reardon, Sean F. – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2016
In this study we examine trends in segregation by race and ethnicity in higher education from 1985 to 2013. We have three key findings. Over the past 30 years, students from different groups have attended college at increasingly similar rates; gaps are decreasing. But these decreases have been driven largely by large increases in minority student…
Descriptors: Race, Racial Differences, Racial Segregation, Ethnicity