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Pew Research CenterAugust 8, 2019
The Growing Partisan Divide in Views of Higher Education

Most college graduates say their college experience was valuable, but public is more skeptical that college prepares people for well-paying jobs

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Most college graduates say their college experience was valuable, but public is more skeptical that college prepares people for well-paying jobs

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The Growing Partisan Divide in Views of Higher Education
Increase in the share of Americans saying colleges have a negative effect on the U.S. is driven by Republicans’ changing views
Most Democrats have confidence in college professors to act in the public interest; Republicans are divided
Most Americans have doubts about the direction of higher education in the U.S. % saying the higher education system in the U.S. today is generally going in the …
Large partisan gaps in reasons why higher education is headed in the wrong direction
Majority of Americans say politics on college campuses have a political tilt
Americans value diversity on college campuses but don’t think race and ethnicity should be a factor in college admissions
Most college graduates say their college experience was valuable, but public is more skeptical that college prepares people for well-paying jobs
Income gap between four-year college graduates and other workers has grown in recent decades
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