> They could bias the admission process in favor of female applicants (or other underrepresented demographics) without conflating financial issues, right? They

> They could bias the admission process in favor of female applicants (or other underrepresented demographics) without conflating financial issues, right? They could, but would that honestly be better? Would you want them to lower standards for women or reject highly qualified (male) applicants just to make room for more female applicants in the accepted pool? It's not an ideal solution, but considering the school is tuition-free for everybody, regardless of gender, I don't think this approach is all that bad.