POLICY BRIEF 29 April 2026 Two comprehensive data sets concerning students who graduated from 141 business schools over 29 years and 200 law schools over 21 years show that higher racial diversity is associated with higher median salary at graduation. Policies that promote racial diversity seem likely to enhance education and benefit society overall. By Peter N. Golder 1 & Mariya Topchy 2 Debanjan Mitra Debanjan Mitra is at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA. Peter N. Golder Peter N. Golder is at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Mariya Topchy Mariya Topchy is at Travelers Insurance, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. You have full access to this article via your institution. Source research: Mitra, D., Golder, P. N. & Topchy, M. Racial diversity in higher education is associated with higher student salaries. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10425-7 (2026) .…