Is Affirmative Action used in the selection process?
While the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic 2003 decisions upheld diversity as a compelling interest, the use of Affirmative Action was banned in the State of Michigan election on November 7, 2006, when Proposal 2 passed.
In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court revisited the question of whether race should be consider in college admissions. The court’s ruling restricted the use of particular race-conscious approaches but still allowed for the consideration of race in admissions, e.g., through consideration of applicants’ lived experience of race as challenge or inspiration. The ruling did not supersede the policies under Michigan’s Proposal 2.
Visit the Selection Process webpage for detailed information about how first-year applications are evaluated.