Fair College Admissions for Students Act

This bill would ban colleges that take part in federal student aid programs from giving any admissions boost to applicants because their family members went there (legacy) or because they or their family donated money. It says schools cannot offer any kind of preference based on alumni or donor relationships, and it sets a start date tied to the federal “award year” calendar.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Colleges and universities that participate in federal student aid, and all applicants to those schools.
• What changes: No preferential treatment in admissions for legacy status or donor ties of any kind.
• When: Starts on the first day of the second federal award year after the law is enacted.

For students and families, this means admissions decisions at participating schools must be based on merit and other allowed factors, not on family connections or donations.