Confidence in Higher Education Among Republicans Has Plummeted

What we’re showing

Results from a Gallup poll on Americans’ confidence in the higher education system.

Key takeaway

• All subgroups have declined since 2015
• Republicans, those with no degree, and those 55+ reported the largest declines
• Democrats are the only subgroup with majority-level confidence

Context

While Gallup did not probe for the underlying reasons of this trend, two likely reasons are rising costs and increased politicization.