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Most Americans say it’s harder for young adults to find a job, buy a house, pay for college and save for their future than it was for their parents’ generation.
Hindus and Jews are much more likely to have a four-year college degree than Americans in other religious groups.
Here’s a look back at 2025 through 12 of our most striking research findings.
In both parties, the share that say the higher education system is going in the wrong direction has gone up by at least 10 percentage points since 2020.
Most Americans (79%) think it’s good for U.S. colleges and universities to accept international students.
The number of women’s colleges in the U.S. has declined since the mid-20th century, a result of many becoming coeducational, merging with other institutions or simply closing their doors.
The Education Department is the main conduit for federal aid to public K-12 schools and a major lender to college students.
Teen girls and boys in the U.S. face different pressures and report different experiences at school, though they have many of the same goals in life.
Today, 47% of U.S. women ages 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree, compared with 37% of men.
Historically Black colleges and universities continue to play an important role in U.S. higher education.
