DOJ to Investigate Admissions at California Universities, Alleges Racial Preferences

The universities say they are already in compliance with the law.

A couple walks near the Memorial Church on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, Calif., on March 28, 2025. Attorney General Pam Bondi is launching a compliance review investigation into admissions policies at Stanford University and several University of California Schools as she continues to advance the Trump administration's mandate to end DEI policies. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday it will investigate four California universities to determine whether they comply with a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed racial preferences in college admissions.

The investigation will focus on Stanford University and three campuses within the University of California (UC) system: UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Irvine, according to the department.