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Adults aged 18 to 34 are overwhelmingly concerned about the cost of college and levels of student debt, regardless of whether they attended college, and oppose cuts to federal student aid programs, according to survey results announced Wednesday by the Institute for College Access and Success, Young Invincibles and Demos: Ideas and Action, three advocacy groups. The survey found that 73 percent of respondents believe college students graduate with too much debt, while only 21 percent described the average debt as "manageable."
Respondents also said they oppose cutting back on federal student aid programs, including Pell Grants and the in-school interest subsidy for low-income borrowers. Majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independent voters said they opposed cutting Pell Grants: 75 percent of Democrats, 77 percent of Independents and 76 percent of Republicans who were given a short description of the grants said they opposed cuts for deficit reduction. They disagreed at similar rates with a proposal to cut the in-school interest subsidy for some student loans.
The survey was conducted by Lake Research Partners (a primarily Democratic polling firm) and Bellwether Research and Consulting (which describes itself as "center-right").
