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While other factors are also at play since the ruling, the number of Hispanic medical students from Illinois plummeted by 42.6% between the 2023-24 school year and this year, data shows. The number of Black students decreased by 6.5%, and mixed race students decreased by 8.3%.

The U.S. Supreme Court has determined that race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities are unconstitutional. For Bloomington-Normal's three institutions, the ruling doesn't change much.

A Northwestern professor expects schools to pursue race-neutral alternatives after the ruling striking down race-conscious admissions policies.