The Justice Department on May 14 said the admissions policies of Yale University's medical school favored prospective Black and Hispanic students over White or Asian applicants.
The Yale School of Medicine is the second medical school the Trump administration's Justice Department has accused of discrimination in admissions. On May 6, the Justice Department accused the University of California, Los Angeles' medical program of similar admissions policies.
The Justice Department said its investigation of Yale University documents found Black and Hispanic students had a higher chance of admission than White and Asian students with similar test scores.
Yale did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Harmeet K. Dhillon, an assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, accused Yale of continuing a "race-based admissions program" despite a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that ended the use of race-conscious admissions policies at universities.
