TY - JOUR T1 - Do Affirmative Action Bans Lower Minority College Enrollment and Attainment? JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 435 LP - 455 DO - 10.3368/jhr.47.2.435 VL - 47 IS - 2 AU - Ben Backes Y1 - 2012/03/31 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/47/2/435.abstract N2 - Using institutional data on race-specific college enrollment and completion, I examine whether minority students were less likely to enroll in a four-year public college or receive a degree following a statewide affirmative action ban. As in previous studies, I find that black and Hispanic enrollment dropped at the top institutions; however, there is little evidence that overall black enrollment at public universities fell. Finally, despite evidence that fewer blacks and Hispanics graduated from college following a ban, the effects on graduation rates are very noisy. ER -