The issue of affordability continues to be problematic. The survey indicated that about eight-in-ten adults (79%) find that colleges and universities are doing a fair or poor job of keeping tuition costs affordable.

A growing skepticism surrounds the American higher education system, as now seven-in-ten adults say it is heading in the wrong direction. The recent survey from the Pew Research Center shows this number has increased since 2020, when 56% of respondents said the same thing. These data clearly underscore increasing public concern about the status of colleges and universities in the United States.

The survey gathered responses from 3,445 adults in the United States. It comes amid a backdrop of significant federal involvement in higher education. Most recently, the Trump administ

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