Falling Confidence in Higher Ed
Gallup finds unusually large drop -- primarily but not exclusively among Republicans -- between 2015 and 2018.
By
Scott Jaschik
October 9, 2018
Just under half (48 percent) of American adults have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education, according to an analysis being released today by Gallup.
That figure is down from 57 percent in 2015 and represents a larger than typical decline in confidence in an American institution in a relatively short time period, according to Gallup. (Note: Gallup conducts some surveys for Inside Higher Ed, but this publication played no role in the results being released today.)
The largest confidence drops were found among Republicans.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/10/09/gallup-survey-finds-falling-confidence-higher-education