The Supreme Court recently ruled on a case that confirms that colleges can consider the race or ethnicity of students when making decisions on who to admit to the college. Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the Supreme Court's decision?
Approve
Disapprove
No opinion
%
%
%
Jun 29-Jul 2, 2016
31
65
4
Gallup
Americans' Views on Consideration of Race in College Admissions
Non-Hispanic whites
Non-Hispanic blacks
Hispanics
%
%
%
Evaluating students for college admissions
Admit applicants solely on merit
76
50
61
Take race/ethnicity into account
22
44
29
Approve or disapprove of Supreme Court's decision?
Approve
30
35
25
Disapprove
66
63
65
How should race or ethnicity factor into admissions decisions?
Should be a major factor
4
17
26
Should be a minor factor
29
26
20
Should not be a factor at all
67
57
47
Gallup, June 7-July 1, 2016 (Evaluating question); June 29-July 1, 2016 (Supreme Court and Factor questions)