Harvard University reported admissions data showing that the share of Asian American students in its freshman class rose while the percentage of Black students fell for the second straight year.

Asian American students make up 41% of the latest group of first-year students at Harvard College, up from 37% a year earlier, according to a report released Thursday. The share of freshmen identifying as Black or African American fell to 11.5% from 14%, while Hispanic or Latino students dropped to 11% from 16%. The data are self-reported.

The figures mark the second full enrollment cycle since the US Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that struck down race-conscious admissions. Harvard was a named defendant in that case, in which the school was accused of discriminating against Asian American applicant

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