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WashU enrolls more limited-income, first-generation students; share of Black students decreases

WashU enrolls more limited-income, first-generation students; share of Black students decreases

In its first class since the U.S. Supreme Court banned race-conscious admissions, Washington University in St. Louis reports the percentage of first-year students who are from rural communities, low-income or the first in their families to attend college has slightly increased. However, WashU saw a 4 percentage-point drop in first-year students who identify as Black/African American, while the percentage of Asian, white and Hispanic students stayed relatively steady.

Field Notes: South Pacific

WashU earth scientists in Arts & Sciences are mapping Earth’s interior and analyzing lava rocks from a volcanic hotspot near the islands of Samoa.


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