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Rendering of a large, multistory brick, stone and glass building with small figures walking toward it.
Rendering of a large, multistory brick, stone and glass building with small figures walking toward it.
A student facing a forked path toward two different college campuses, one blue and the other red.
A student facing a forked path toward two different college campuses, one blue and the other red.

Students Increasingly Consider Politics in Choosing a College

October 13, 2026

The latest iteration of the Art & Science Group poll finds that more students on both the left and the right are ruling out institutions based on the political climate of their states.

Members of the Nobel committee sitting at a table before a blue screen bearing a picture of the Nobel Prize in Physics winner, Francis Halzen
Members of the Nobel committee sitting at a table before a blue screen bearing a picture of the Nobel Prize in Physics winner, Francis Halzen
Members of the Nobel Prize committee sitting at a table below a screen that bears the head shots and titles of the three Physiology or Medicine prize winners, with Stanford researcher Karl Deisseroth on the far left
Members of the Nobel Prize committee sitting at a table below a screen that bears the head shots and titles of the three Physiology or Medicine prize winners, with Stanford researcher Karl Deisseroth on the far left
Rendering of interior of bustling, airy lab with students working at tables on laptops, drones and a robotic vehicle on the ground
Rendering of interior of bustling, airy lab with students working at tables on laptops, drones and a robotic vehicle on the ground
A colorful pop art image of a human brain
A colorful pop art image of a human brain
The University of Texas at Austin campus on a cloudy day.
The University of Texas at Austin campus on a cloudy day.