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Confidence in higher education hits new low: Gallup poll

A new poll shows confidence in higher education has reached its lowest point in 15 years, with just 35% of American…

By Jared Harris
Nov 22, 2025

REPORT: New poll shows Americans’ trust in higher ed rebounding under Trump administration

A recent Gallup-Lumina Foundation survey found that 42% of U.S. adults said they have “a great deal” or “quite a l…

By Emily Sturge
Jul 21, 2025

Yale professor urges students to ‘love America’ as patriotism slips to historic low

A Gallup poll shows only 41 percent of Generation Z adults are extremely or very proud to be American.

By CJ Womack '25
Jul 10, 2025

Poll reveals growing skepticism toward higher ed as college enrollment declines

Confidence in higher education is decreasing, with a new poll from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation finding that on…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 10, 2024

POLL: Higher education is polarizing, lacks confidence of most Americans

Between 2015 and 2023, the share of Americans who have a 'great deal' or 'quite a lot' of confidence in higher educ…

By Emily Fowler '24
Jul 27, 2023

POLL: Confidence in US higher education has drastically declined

The sharpest disparity in confidence is between Republicans and Democrats, though both have seen decreases.

By Spencer Dalke
Jul 12, 2023