Overview

• The presidential memorandum requires all colleges and universities receiving federal funds to submit admissions data disaggregated by race and sex for applicant, admitted, and enrolled cohorts.
• Institutions must include academic indicators such as standardized test scores and grade point averages in their reports under the revamped Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
• Secretary McMahon is directed to carry out rigorous accuracy checks and may withdraw federal financial assistance from schools that fail to submit complete or accurate data.
• The directive codifies recent settlement agreements with Columbia and Brown by extending the transparency mandate to every institution that relies on federal aid.
• The administration justifies the measure by expressing concern that universities may use diversity statements and other proxies to continue race-conscious admissions despite the 2023 Supreme Court ruling.