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7 in 10 College Students Say Racist Comments Warrant Rescinding Admission

June 20th, 2019

Two-thirds (66%) of students say personal behavior should be an important part of the admissions decision. Black students are significantly more likely than other students to say racist comments warrant rescinding admission (83% of black students vs. 66% of white students). Nine in 10 (89%) students overall say prospective students should have the chance to […]

Male College Students are Less Likely to See Political Advantages for White Men

June 18th, 2019

Female students are far more likely than male students to say being a man is extremely or very helpful for candidates (78% vs. 58%). Female students are also more likely than male students to say being white is extremely or very helpful for candidates (81% vs. 56%). While a majority of students don’t see politics […]

7 Fascinating Father’s Day Statistics

June 14th, 2019

In honor of Father’s Day, we took a look at the way college students view their parents after leaving the nest. While every student’s relationship with their parents is unique, a new survey of 14,570 current undergraduates identified some telling trends. Male Students are More Likely to Say They’re Close to Their Father How close […]

College Students’ Views On Guns

June 11th, 2019

College students today grew up in a post-Columbine America, where mass shootings have become increasingly common. America has experienced 171 mass shootings so far in 2019, according to Vox. Today, college students are less likely than the American public to view the right to own guns as essential to their freedom — but there’s a […]

LGBTQ Discrimination on College Campuses

June 3rd, 2019

While Pride Month centers around commemorating history and recognizing LGBTQ folks’ impact on the nation, it’s also an opportunity to discuss their modern-day experiences. As of 2017, only 26% of all U.S. colleges prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to the nonprofit Postsecondary National Policy Institute. What’s more, the majority of current college students […]

College Students Support Legal Abortion

May 28th, 2019

A national abortion debate erupted after Alabama lawmakers passed a bill banning abortion in almost all cases and other states moved to ban abortion at six or eight weeks of pregnancy. Because unintended pregnancy and abortion rates are highest among people aged 18–24, according to research published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, the laws […]

How College Students Would Spend Money if Student Debt Were Canceled

May 21st, 2019

Graduating from college with a mountain of student debt is the new normal. The average student loan borrower graduated $28,650 in debt in 2017, according to the nonprofit the Institute for College Access and Success. But nearly 400 young men had that huge weight lifted off their shoulders on Sunday when billionaire investor Robert F. […]

How Involved Are Parents In the College Admissions Process?

May 20th, 2019

The college admissions scandal sparked a national discussion about problems with the college admissions process and the unfortunate role some parents play. It also raised a larger question: Just how involved are parents in the more basic aspects of the college admissions process, such as selecting which schools are worth applying to? And how helpful […]

Climate Change Concerns Most College Students

May 17th, 2019

More than 27,000 plant and animal species worldwide are currently threatened with extinction, and a 2018 report from the World Wildlife Fund predicts that climate change could cause half of the world’s species to become extinct by 2100. In recognition of Endangered Species Day, we surveyed college students about their feelings on climate change and […]

67% of Students Would Rather Have Free Tuition Over a Prestigious Diploma

May 14th, 2019

71 percent of students with financial aid vs. 55 percent of students without would would prefer free tuition at a school nobody has heard of over paying tuition at a prestigious university. More Asian students (42%) prefer a prestigious university over free tuition than students of any other race. As 2020 presidential contenders hit the […]

7 Charts to Explain College Students’ Relationships With Their Mothers

May 12th, 2019

Today is Mother’s Day in the United States, and to celebrate mother’s everywhere, we uncovered the top stats on student opinion of their mothers. These stats are based on last year’s Mother’s Day poll conducted among 14,490 students attending four-year colleges or universities across the United States. To find the correlations, we used College Pulse Insights — […]

Should the NYT Have Published Trump’s Tax Return Data?

May 9th, 2019

59 percent of college students said it was “Appropriate” for the NYT to publish the data Only 19 percent of students said it was “Inappropriate” Male college students were 2X as likely as female students to say it was inappropriate for the NYT to release data on Trump’s taxes The New York Times recently released […]

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