Trump’s Demand for Admissions Data Sends Wary Colleges Scrambling

Colleges are racing to comply with President Donald Trump’s demand for sweeping admissions data and bracing for those records to fuel a new crackdown on campus diversity efforts. They face a Wednesday deadline to submit these documents, even as a federal judge considers whether that mandate is enforceable.

In August, Trump issued an executive action requiring universities to provide data on race, GPA and test scores for all their applicants since 2019. The administration says the survey, called the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement, is necessary to ensure schools aren’t giving preferential treatment based on race, a practice outlawed by the Supreme Court in 2023.