Do Colleges Need to Be Need Blind?

[ucbalumnus]

@BelknapPoint

I’m a fairly cynical person, but I’m not cynical enough to believe that these schools have upper SES sports for the primary reason (or even a small reason) of attracting more full pay students, which if I understand you correctly is what your argument is.

While the SES mix of the students may not be the biggest motivator for the schools having the sports, they almost certainly account for that when adjusting their admission criteria and processes to get to a target SES mix (and financial aid budget), while still being need blind for individual applicants.