September 2024 Student Voice Survey
Survey
Sep. 2024
Sample Size:
1,012
Demographics:
undergraduate students
Topics:
Partisan Divide
Administration
Top Findings:
- Racial justice tied with reproductive rights for Black students’ second-highest area of concern. They also rated crime as higher priority than any other racial group did.
- At 32 percent, white students said they prioritize the future of democracy at a higher rate than any other racial group. Concern for the future of democracy also increased with household income level; of the highest-earning respondents, over two in five said it was a top issue.
- Hispanic students were the most likely to select gun control as a key factor in their vote, making it their third most important issue.
- Students of all family income levels up to $150,000 were equally likely to select student debt as an important issue (14 percent), but that percentage was cut in half for those in the $150,000–$200,000 bracket. None of the respondents with family incomes higher than $200,000 selected student debt.
- Students at private nonprofit colleges were almost twice as likely as those at public institutions to see the Middle East as a top issue. They also were 13 percentage points more likely to prioritize the future of democracy, eight percentage points more likely to care about environmental issues and six percentage points more likely to see immigration as a top issue.