Student Voice is a news hub spotlighting the student perspective on higher education.

In 2024, this collaboration is presented by Inside Higher Ed and The Generation Lab.

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Student Voice 2024

Dig into students’ experiences and views as to how their institutions could promote their success across domains—academic life, health and wellness, the college experience and life after college—via regular coverage of our Student Voice survey series with Generation Lab. Our annual survey of 5,025 two- and four-year students is supplemented by additional flash surveys on key issues. 

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Student Success Health & Wellness

Survey: Getting a Grip on the Student Mental Health Crisis

Recent Student Voice survey data from Inside Higher Ed finds large numbers of students are experiencing poor mental health, but is this a generational shift or a larger systemic problem in higher education?

August 19, 2024
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Student Success

Students Link Their Success to Affordability

Students across every institution type and demographic—including household income—link the cost of tuition to their academic success in a new analysis of Student Voice data.

August 15, 2024
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Student Success Health & Wellness
Survey: ‘Everything’ Stresses Students Out. How Can Colleges Help?

Recent Student Voice data from Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab finds two in five college students say stress or mental health is impacting their academics a great deal, and they want help from their institutions to take the pressure off.

August 08, 2024
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Student Success Academic Life
Student Voice Survey: The Academic Experience   

Students rate their educational quality highly while signaling ways to improve their academic experience in newly released data and analysis from our annual survey of college undergraduates.

July 03, 2024
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Student Success The College Experience
Students’ Fresh Thoughts on Value and Affordability 

Most students say they’re getting a valuable college education, but their feelings are mixed when asked directly about affordability, according to new Student Voice data. Students also weigh in on ideas for lowering costs—and reject cuts to academics (including tenure) and to student supports.

May 24, 2024
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Student Success The College Experience
Survey: Most Students Approve of Education Quality, Climate

Initial findings from Inside Higher Ed’s annual Student Voice survey challenge popular narratives about how college is failing students, while also pointing to areas for improvement.

June 17, 2024
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Student Success Health & Wellness
Current Students Left Behind in FAFSA Change Conversation

A new Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab found one in five college students are unaware of the changes to the FAFSA form and the ensuing challenges.

May 16, 2024
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