The Trump Justice Department has opened admissions-related investigations into Stanford University, Ohio State University, and the University of California, San Diego, seeking years of applicant data and supporting records. The move extends the administration’s broader push to scrutinize how race is considered in college admissions, including expanded data requests tied to federal oversight. According to reporting referenced by the investigations, the information requested spans test scores, ZIP codes, alumni relationships, and donor ties for up to seven years, along with correspondence involving admissions staff and diversity-related work with pharmaceutical companies. Institutions confirmed they received data requests, and the administration indicated the inquiry could affect federal funding eligibility. The clock matters: the requested reports were due by April 24, putting campuses under compressed compliance timelines amid policy uncertainty across higher education.