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Perceived importance of college drops to new low: Gallup
- The percentage of Americans who view a college education as 'very important' has decreased from 75% in 2010 to 35% in 2025, according to a Gallup survey.
- In the past six years, this view dropped nearly 20 percentage points from 53% in 2019 to 35% in 2025, as reported by Gallup.
- For men, the percentage who see college as 'very important' decreased from 65% in 2013 to 29% in 2025, while for women, it dropped from 75% to 41% in the same period.
- Criticism of college's political bias affects perceptions, with 38% of those lacking confidence citing politics as a concern, according to Lydia Saad from Gallup.
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Gallup Poll Shows Sharp Decline in Value Placed on College Education
Over the past 15 years, there has been a significant shift in how people in the U.S. perceive the importance of a college education, according to a recent Gallup poll. In 2010, 75% of respondents said a college education was “very important,” while 21% said it was “somewhat important.” In this year’s survey, those who view a college degree as “very important” dropped to just over a third (35%), and 40% said it was “somewhat important.” Almost a …
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Total News Sources14
Leaning Left1Leaning Right7Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Right
Bias Distribution
- 64% of the sources lean Right
64% Right
C 27%
R 64%
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