New data and an Associated Press analysis show Black student enrollment at many selective colleges has fallen in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions. Institutions that had built gradual gains in Black enrollment now report declines; some campuses saw Black shares of the freshman class fall sharply. Harvard released figures showing drops in Black, Latino and international representation in its incoming class, with Black students down two percentage points and Latino representation falling more steeply from last year. Harvard emphasized other measures of access—geographic reach and first‑generation representation—while noting visa issues impacted some internationals. Admissions officers and diversity advocates warn the shifts could reshape campus demographics and student support networks at the country’s most selective institutions and spotlight how policy and litigation reverberate through enrollment patterns. Clarification: these figures reflect share of incoming freshman classes and do not account for transfers or graduate enrollments.