Schools may be using affirmative action to solve the boy crisis

We all thought affirmative action was struck down when the Supreme Court ruled in the Students for Fair Admissions case in 2023. But some schools appear to be giving a boost to an unexpected group: men.

“I do think that males have it a slight bit easier than females in the admissions process, based on the outcomes I’ve seen with my students,” Chris Rim, CEO and founder of boutique college admissions consultancy firm Command Education, told The Post.

Men were getting more degrees than women for the majority of the 20th century, until the gender gap closed in 1982. Then it flipped entirely . 6

Today, there is a 17% gap between boys and girls graduating from undergrad — with boys getting just 42% of degrees.

With far more girls applying than boys, some schools are eager to even