News & Research

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 […]

Almost 80 Percent of College Students Say Abortion Should be Legal

June 3rd, 2019

10 Colleges Where You Won’t Have To Walk on Eggshells

June 1st, 2019

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 […]

Most College Students Would Pick Full Ride at Unknown School Over Full Tuition at Prestigious University: Poll

May 17th, 2019

Gen Z split on whether hate speech should be protected by First Amendment

May 15th, 2019

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 […]