A Crisis in Confidence in Higher Ed

Confidence in higher education in the U.S. has decreased significantly since 2015, more so than for any other U.S. institution that Gallup measures. This drop in confidence in the higher education industry comes after Gallup detected a similar decline in the public's view that higher education is available to those who need it, suggesting that access -- and more specifically, rising costs -- may be affecting the public's view of the industry more generally.