According to a 2009 study by sociologists Thomas Espenshade and Alexandria Radford,
According to a 2009 study by sociologists Thomas Espenshade and Alexandria Radford, Asian Americans must score 140 points higher on the SAT to have the same chance at admission to private colleges as whites. College enrollment trends show that the percentage of Asian Americans in many Ivies has stayed flat — between 15% and 18% — in the last 20 years, even though the college-age population of Asian Americans has doubled.
Still, affirmative action is a red herring for those who are truly concerned about discrimination against Asians in higher education.