> The former improves average post-graduation median salary, > so it's good for the reputation. But I doubt the latter > contributes in the same way. No ne

> The former improves average post-graduation median salary, > so it's good for the reputation. But I doubt the latter > contributes in the same way. No need for doubt when there's data. In particular, the data time and again show that in the US wage gaps persist for women and minorities. [0] [1] So if "diversity candidates" who matriculate to Stanford have above average median salaries post-graduation, these scholarships are "good for the reputation" in the same way. [0] http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/01/racial-gender-wage-gaps-persist-in-u-s-despite-some-progress/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_wage_gap_in_the_United_States EDIT: specify scholarship recipients, verb-noun agreement.