Varying Degrees 2025: Americans Find Common Ground in Higher Education
- New America
- Jun 16, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 22, 2025

Higher education is under intensifying political and public scrutiny, facing challenges like federal funding freezes and overhauls of student aid programs. Yet despite deep divides in policymaking, New America’s Varying Degrees 2025 survey reveals that Americans remain united in their beliefs about the purpose and value of higher education.



