DOJ Finds UCLA Med School Illegally Used Race in Admissions
DOJ found UCLA's medical school used race in admissions, citing GPA and MCAT disparities and seeking a voluntary resolution or possible legal action.
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Overview
The Justice Department found on Wednesday that the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA illegally considered race in admissions, the Civil Rights Division said.
The finding escalates the Trump administration’s scrutiny of college admissions after the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that forbade affirmative action and follows DOJ investigations opened in March into Stanford, Ohio State and UC San Diego.
DOJ said a year-long probe found the school discriminated against White and Asian applicants by favoring Black and Hispanic candidates, and Civil Rights Division chief Harmeet Dhillon issued the findings.
The department cited data showing admitted Black students had GPAs roughly 3.63–3.72, Asian students 3.81–3.84 and white students 3.75–3.83, and it said similar disparities existed in MCAT scores.
DOJ said it seeks a voluntary resolution to bring UCLA into compliance and warned failure could lead to legal action and loss of federal funding, and UCLA said it is reviewing the findings.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources foreground the Justice Department's findings and GPA data, highlighting enforcement themes and a quoted DOJ declaration that 'highly qualified White, Asian, and other students were denied admission.' Their sourcing prioritizes federal investigators and institutional rebuttals while offering limited perspectives from diversity advocates, admissions experts, or affected students, narrowing contextual balance.