College students health conditions U.S. 2023

In 2023, around 32 percent of college or university students surveyed in the United States reported they had been diagnosed with anxiety at some point in their life. This statistic shows the percentage of college students in the U.S. who reported having ever been diagnosed by a healthcare or mental health professional with select ongoing or chronic conditions, as of fall 2023.

Percentage of college students in the U.S. who had ever been diagnosed with select conditions, as of fall 2023

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Anxiety	31.5%
Allergies - environmental	30.3%
Acne	27.3%
Depression	24.1%
Asthma	15.5%
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	13.5%
Allergies - animals/pets	13.3%
Allergies - food allergy	12.7%
Migraine headaches	11.2%
Chronic pain	7.1%
Trauma- or stressor- related condition	7%
Insomnia	6.8%
Obsessive-compulsive condition	5.9%
Eating disorder	5.8%
Other ongoing or chronic condition	5.8%
Gastroesophageal reflux disease or acid reflux	5.2%
Irritable bowel syndrome	4.9%
High cholesterol	3.6%
Polycystic ovarian syndrome	3.5%
Thyroid condition or disorder	3.5%
High blood pressure	3.3%
Diabetes or pre-diabetes/insulin resistance	3.1%
Autism spectrum	3%
Heart or vascular disorder	2.5%
Bipolar and related conditions	2.4%
Sleep apnea	2.1%
Endometriosis	1.6%
Urinary system disorder	1.3%
HPV or genital warts	1.2%
Traumatic brain injury	1.1%
Alcohol or other drug-related abuse or addiction	1.1%
Celiac disease	1%
Cancer	0.8%
Genital herpes	0.8%
Tourette's or other neurodevelopmental condition	0.6%
Schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions	0.4%
Hepatitis B or C	0.3%
Gambling disorder	0.2%
HIV or AIDS	0.2%

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Release date

2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

Fall 2023

Number of respondents

over 24,000 students

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

38 schools

Supplementary notes

Original question: Have you ever been diagnosed by a healthcare or mental health professional with any of the following ongoing or chronic conditions?

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