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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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  • 64% of the sources lean Right
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Gallup broke the news in on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
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