Arnold Ventures Voters Poll
Survey
Mar. 2025
Sample Size:
1,015
Demographics:
voters
Topics:
Accountability
Partisan Divide
Election
Top Findings:
- More than three-quarters of voters say federal and state governments should evaluate and disclose the value of college degrees. Voters say federal and state governments that provide funding to colleges and universities should assess the value of the degrees those colleges offer to students and provide that information to the public.
- Voters say there should be consequences for the university, such as discontinuing or no longer receiving funding for those programs that do not offer good value to graduates — for example, if institutions require high tuition or loans but do not lead to good jobs — by a 59 to 31 percent margin.
- Forty-five percent of voters say how much money graduates earn after graduation is one of their two most important elements in determining value, while 43 percent say how much loan debt students have after graduation is another key factor.
- 61 percent of voters — including 75 percent of Republicans and 46 percent of Democrats — say higher education needs major changes or a complete overhaul.