There is considerable debate over whether Asian American students are admitted to selective universities at lower rates than similar white peers. In new work with Sabina Tomkins, Lindsay Page, and @5harad.comnber.org/papers/w31527

Using data from five application cycles, with the first in 2015–2016, we estimate that Asian American applicants are, on average, less likely to be admitted to any of these schools than white applicants with similar test scores. There is substantial heterogeneity across subgroups.