The U.S. Department of Education refined a controversial plan to require granular, disaggregated admissions data for institutions, clarifying that the new IPEDS Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement will focus on four‑year, selective colleges. The updated notice exempts two‑year and open‑admissions institutions and some providers that admit all applicants, responding to sector complaints about administrative burden. The proposal would still demand six years of applicant-level data, including race, sex, test scores, GPA and aid status, for eligible colleges—information the department says it needs to detect unlawful race-based preferences. Colleges subject to the rule will face major compliance costs, legal scrutiny, and potential reputational exposure as civil‑rights enforcement priorities shift.