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Duke’s Asian enrollment hits record as feds escalate med school bias case

This is the third class admitted since the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions in 2023.

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Nov 11, 2026
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Asian students now make up a record share of Duke University’s newest undergraduate class as the Trump administration accuses its medical school of discriminating against Asian and white applicants.

Record highs, historic lows

About 30% of the 1,771-member Class of 2030 is Asian, up from 25% a year earlier, according…

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