Focusing on the elite institutions alone, however, misses the story. This year at U.C.-Riverside black freshmen increased by 54.3 percent and Hispanic freshmen increased by 35.6 percent. The pattern continued similarly in Washington, where voters recently passed Initiative 200, which outlaws racial preferences there. The elite institution, the University of Washington, saw a drop in minority freshmen enrollment. Eastern Washington University saw a 36 percent increase in the number of minority applicants, and Western Washington University saw a 14.5 percent increase.
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