Thanks for sharing more sources to help provide light on the potential reality of the student population. Here's more data I was able to find, from Harvard its

Thanks for sharing more sources to help provide light on the potential reality of the student population. Here's more data I was able to find, from Harvard itself [1]. This enrollment data breaks out by College vs Graduate/Professional vs Extension. In Fall of 2021, African-Americans represented 9.37% of College enrollment, 6.12% of Graduate/Professional enrollment, and 4.11% of Extension enrollment. From looking at this data, it seems like the original 8.5% number is likely in the ballpark for those enrolled. The picture that is emerging from the data points shared is that the percentage drops at each stage of the educational journey (The share admitted is not holding to those enrolled in the College, and it's not holding to those enrolled in graduate/professional degree programs). [1] https://oir.harvard.edu/fact-book/enrollment https://oir.harvard.edu/fact-book/enrollment