In May 2020, around 23.3 percent of college students in the United States who sought mental health care,
stated they felt that their access to mental health care became much more difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic illustrates the percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020.
Percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of students
Much more difficult
23.3%
Somewhat more difficult
36.8%
No signifcant change in access
34.9%
Less difficult
5.1%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of students23.3%23.3%36.8%36.8%34.9%34.9%5.1%5.1%Much more difficultSomewhat more difficultNo signifcant change in accessLess difficult
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Original question: How has your access to mental health care been affected by
the COVID-19 pandemic?
Overall, 58.2% of students indicated that they have not tried to access mental health care. This stat presents data from the 41.8% of students who did attempt to seek care.
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Healthy Minds Network, & NCHA. (July 10, 2020). Percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/
Healthy Minds Network, und NCHA. "Percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020." Chart. July 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/
Healthy Minds Network, NCHA. (2020). Percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/
Healthy Minds Network, and NCHA. "Percentage of College Students in The United States Whose Mental Health Care Access Was Affected by Covid-19 as of May 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/
Healthy Minds Network & NCHA, Percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
Percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020 [Graph], Healthy Minds Network, & NCHA, July 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/
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