According to a survey conducted in 2023, 81 percent of current and prospective college students in the United States agreed that policies regarding guns on campus were at least somewhat important in their decisions to enroll or stay enrolled in a particular college. In that same year, 34 percent also said that campus gun policies were extremely important to their college enrollment decisions. However, students who identified as Democrats were more likely to express that campus gun policies were extremely important to them, at 41 percent. In comparison, only 26 percent of Republican students shared this belief.
Share of current and prospective college students who say that policies regarding guns on campus are important to their college enrollment decisions in the United States in 2023, by party
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Gallup. (March 14, 2024). Share of current and prospective college students who say that policies regarding guns on campus are important to their college enrollment decisions in the United States in 2023, by party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460117/importance-of-campus-gun-policies-to-college-students-us/
Gallup. "Share of current and prospective college students who say that policies regarding guns on campus are important to their college enrollment decisions in the United States in 2023, by party." Chart. March 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460117/importance-of-campus-gun-policies-to-college-students-us/
Gallup. (2024). Share of current and prospective college students who say that policies regarding guns on campus are important to their college enrollment decisions in the United States in 2023, by party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460117/importance-of-campus-gun-policies-to-college-students-us/
Gallup. "Share of Current and Prospective College Students Who Say That Policies regarding Guns on Campus Are Important to Their College Enrollment Decisions in The United States in 2023, by Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460117/importance-of-campus-gun-policies-to-college-students-us/
Gallup, Share of current and prospective college students who say that policies regarding guns on campus are important to their college enrollment decisions in the United States in 2023, by party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460117/importance-of-campus-gun-policies-to-college-students-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of current and prospective college students who say that policies regarding guns on campus are important to their college enrollment decisions in the United States in 2023, by party [Graph], Gallup, March 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460117/importance-of-campus-gun-policies-to-college-students-us/
