The College Admissions Accountability Act of 2025 creates a new Special Inspector General position within the Department of Education to investigate complaints of unlawful discrimination in college admissions and financial aid decisions at institutions receiving federal student aid. The inspector general will review allegations that colleges violate the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act through race-based admissions policies, and will have authority to recommend disciplinary action against employees, reforms to federal policies, and potential loss of federal funding for non-compliant institutions. The bill authorizes $25 million in funding and requires the inspector general to submit quarterly reports to Congress on investigations and violations found. The office will sunset after 12 years, and colleges that discriminate on the basis of race in admissions or financial aid could lose eligibility for all federal student assistance and institutional aid.
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