Half of Americans favor removing race and gender from college admissions
Core finding
A narrow majority of Americans (52%) favor the Supreme Court's ruling to remove race and gender as considerations in college admissions, according to an April 2024 Verasight survey.
About a quarter (26%) say race and gender should be considered in an effort to diversify institutions, while roughly one-in-five (22%) remain uncertain about the policy.
Topline distribution
Half of Americans favor removing race and gender from college admissions.
Are you in favor of the Supreme Court’s ruling to remove race and gender as considerations in college admission?
n = 1,000 · Apr 10–15, 2024 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Apr 10–15, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | 1 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | module-specific weights: weight_m1 for module 1, weight_m2 for module 2 |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co
Are you in favor of the Supreme Court’s ruling to remove race and gender as considerations in college admission?
Cite this question
Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.