Gallup Poll Shows U.S. Faith in College Falls to Record 31% as Costs Bite
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Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 1
Gallup Poll Shows U.S. Faith in College Falls to Record 31% as Costs Bite
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 1
Summary
31% of Americans now say a college education is “very important,” down 4 percentage points from last year and the lowest reading since Gallup began asking in 1978.
High college costs are driving the slide in confidence, according to the poll, as affordability concerns weigh more heavily on views of higher education’s value.
The drop marks a sharp long-term reversal: 70% of U.S. adults said college was very important as recently as 2013.