Legacy admissions tumbled dramatically over past decade The share of four-year institutions considering an applicant's family ties to an alum has dropped by half since 2015, Education Reform Now found.

Legacy admissions tumbled dramatically over past decade having fallen by roughly half since 2015, from 49% then to 24% by 2025. Higher Ed Dive reports on a new brief from ERN's @jamessmurphy.bsky.social on #LegacyPreference trends. 🎓
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The Future of Fair Admissions - Education Reform Now ERN is a network of supporters across the advocacy and policymaking arenas working to expand what works and change what is broken in the public education system.

The truth? Legacy preferences perpetuate inequality and don’t level the playing field. It's time to prioritize merit and end the practice. Read the latest #LegacyPreference brief from ERN’s @jamessmurphy.bsky.social here. ⬇️ #EndLegacyAdmissions
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The Future of Fair Admissions - Education Reform Now ERN is a network of supporters across the advocacy and policymaking arenas working to expand what works and change what is broken in the public education system.

🧵 Three Myths about #LegacyPreference in College Admissions — Why it's time for institutions to end legacy admissions. Looking at the newly released brief from ERN’s @jamessmurphy.bsky.social, let’s break down the myths. 👇
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Colleges Using Legacy Admissions Drop By More Than Half, Report Finds A new report finds more than half of the colleges and universities once giving an admission preference to relatives of alumni have stopped doing so in the past decade.

"More than half of the colleges and universities that once gave an admissions preference to the relatives of alumni have stopped doing so in the past decade." New report from
@educationreformnow.bsky.social highlights #LegacyPreference decline. @forbes.com
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Which Colleges and Universities Consider Legacy Status in Admissions? - Education Reform Now Which Colleges Consider Legacy Status For our Future of Fair Admissions Issue Brief 5: Legacy Admissions, we looked at all…

Legacy admissions give an unfair advantage to those who need it least. In his latest report, ERN's James Murphy lays out why this practice needs to end for the sake of true merit-based college admissions. 🔍 #LegacyPreference
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