# Half of Americans favor removing race and gender from college admissions

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## Reading

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

Are you in favor of the Supreme Court’s ruling to remove race and gender as considerations in college admission?

Half of Americans favor removing race and gender from college admissions.

- Yes - I’m in favor of the removal: 51.8%
- No - race and gender should be considered in an effort to diversify institutions: 26.3%
- I’m uncertain of my opinion on this policy issue: 21.9%

## 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: 2024-04-10 → 2024-04-15
- 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

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

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