Report: Disability Registrations Surge at Elite US Universities
...Elite universities have created perverse incentives where claiming disability status brings tangible benefits, leading to absurd outcomes. Most of these diagnoses are for mental-health or learning issues ? conditions that are so loosely defined they allow affluent students to secure extended exam time and other advantages....
https://verity.news/story/2025/disability-registrations-surge-at-elite-us-universities
More Harvard Undergrads Are Reporting Disabilities, Bringing Rate in ...
...Roughly a fifth of undergraduate students at Harvard received disability accommodations last year ? an increase of more than 15 percentage points over the past decade, according to data ......
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/12/8/harvard-undergrad-disabilities-climb/
One in THREE students at top colleges now claiming to be disabled to ...
...Increasing numbers of students at America's top colleges are claiming to be disabled to get cushy accommodations....
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/one-in-three-students-at-top-colleges-now-claiming-to-be-disabled-to-get-extra-time-on-exams/ar-AA1RDz4o
Elite Colleges Have an Extra-Time-on-Tests Problem - The Atlantic
...Even as poor students with disabilities still struggle to get necessary provisions, elite universities have entered an age of accommodation. Instead of leveling the playing field, the system has ......
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/elite-university-student-accommodation/684946/
Many Privileged Students at US Universities are Getting Extra Time on ...
...Many Privileged Students at US Universities are Getting Extra Time on Tests After 'Disability' Diagnoses (msn.com) 107 Posted by EditorDavid on Sunday December 07, 2025 @07:34AM from the learning-this-ability dept....
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/12/06/0812245/many-privileged-students-at-us-universities-are-getting-extra-time-on-tests-after-disability-diagnoses
A National Report on Disabled College Student Experiences
...Based on estimates of disability in the population from the Centers for Disease Control, over 4 million U.S. college students have a disability. Despite increased enrollment, disabled students face persistent challenges in higher education. These students must navigate complex accommodation systems while overcoming social stigma....
https://nationaldisabilitycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Student-Access-Report-2025-Accessible.pdf
College Students With Disabilities: Facts and Statistics
...Students with disabilities make up over 20% of undergraduates. More than 1 in 5 undergraduates and 1 in 10 graduate students report having a disability. ADD, ADHD, and learning disabilities are the most commonly reported disabilities among undergraduate students....
https://www.bestcolleges.com/research/students-with-disabilities-higher-education-statistics/
How Federal Law Made Us All Disabled - richardhanania.com
...At four-year institutions, by contrast, about half of these students ?have no record of a diagnosis or disability classification prior to beginning college.? Something similar has happened with standardized tests....
https://www.richardhanania.com/p/how-federal-law-made-us-all-disabled
Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?
...At Stanford University, it's a galling 38 percent. Most of these students are claiming mental health conditions and learning disabilities, like anxiety, depression, and ADHD....
https://reason.com/2025/12/04/why-are-38-percent-of-stanford-students-saying-theyre-disabled/
Disability Accommodations Soar at the Most Prestigious US Universities
...An article in the January 2026 issue of The Atlantic titled Accommodation Nation reports that the number of disability accommodation designated students is soaring at elite US schools such as Amherst College, Stanford University, Brown, Harvard, U Chicago, UC-Berkeley, and Princeton. Extra time & other accommodations are provided for these students when sitting for exams. 38% of students at ......
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/disability-accommodations-soar-at-the-most-prestigious-us-universities/3697901