Recent survey data reveals that many Americans still value higher education despite negative perceptions promoted by the Trump administration. The survey indicates a rising satisfaction with higher education, with 40 percent of respondents expressing that it is 'fine as it is'. There is notable alignment in views between Republicans and Democrats regarding higher education. Confidence in the system has increased from previous low points, with a significant drop in the number of people expressing little to no confidence.
"Increasingly, higher ed is being cast as elite, expensive and not connected with everyday Americans," said Sophie Nguyen, senior policy manager with the higher education team at New America.
Capturing the American public's views on the purpose of higher education drove many of the questions Nguyen and her colleagues asked 1,631 respondents in March for the ninth iteration of the survey.
After reaching a low point last year, the data shows that satisfaction with higher education is on the rise: 40 percent of respondents reported that higher education is 'fine as it is.'
We see a lot of alignment between Democrats and Republicans, something we haven't heard a lot about," Nguyen said, describing such data points as "the common ground" colleges can tap into.
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