According to a survey conducted in 2023, 71 percent of college students in the United States said that they preferred lab or interactive work to be conducted in person, while 29 percent preferred online. Taking exams and researching were the only activities that college students were more likely to say that they preferred online rather than in person in that year.

According to a survey conducted in 2023, 50 percent of college students in the United States who had the choice of taking a hybrid (online and in-person) course were satisfied with the course while 37 percent of college students who did not have a choice in taking a hybrid course were dissatisfied with the course.

According to a survey conducted in 2023, 54 percent of students believed that fully online programs in higher education have made access to education beyond high school better for all students in comparison to fully in-person programs in the United States. However, 38 percent were found to believe that fully online programs worsened students' communication and collaboration skills.

According to a survey conducted in 2023, 17 percent of Americans believed that students today were usually using artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with their assignments. A further 15 percent agreed that students were usually using AI to assist with their assignments, even when they were explicitly prohibited from doing so.

This statistic shows the opinion of postsecondary students in the United States on whether they would have attended community college after high school if it had been free in 2017. In 2017, ** percent of respondents said that if community college had been free it would not have changed their decisions about where to attend school after high school.

This statistic depicts the caloric values of typical school snacks before the establishment of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 in the United States. Before the new standard, donuts that were eaten in school had about 242 calories of which 147 were empty calories.

There were approximately 18.58 million college students in the U.S. in 2022, with around 13.49 million enrolled in public colleges and a further 5.09 million students enrolled in private colleges. The figures are projected to remain relatively constant over the next few years.

What is the most expensive college in the U.S.? The overall number of higher education institutions in the U.S. totals around 4,000, and California is the state with the most. One important factor that students – and their parents – must consider before choosing a college is cost. With annual expenses totaling almost 78,000 U.S. dollars, Harvey Mudd College in California was the most expensive college for the 2021-2022 academic year. There are three major costs of college: tuition, room, and board. The difference in on-campus and off-campus accommodation costs is often negligible, but they can change greatly depending on the college town.

The differences between public and private colleges Public colleges, also called state colleges, are mostly funded by state governments. Private colleges, on the other hand, are not funded by the government but by private donors and endowments. Typically, private institutions are  much more expensive. Public colleges tend to offer different tuition fees for students based on whether they live in-state or out-of-state, while private colleges have the same tuition cost for every student.

According to a survey conducted in 2023 in the United States, 85 percent of undergraduate students said that they would feel more comfortable using artificial intelligence (AI) tools if they were developed and vetted by trusted academic sources. 65 percent also agreed that AI will improve how students learn, rather than have negative consequences on learning.

In 2023, seven percent of students strongly agreed that it was worthwhile for borrowers to take out loans for education after high school that is a predominantly online program in the United States. In comparison, 12 percent strongly disagreed with this belief.

According to a survey conducted during the 2023-24 school year, Google Classroom was the top learning management system used by K-12 students and teachers in the United States. Learning management systems are used to provide schools with a centralized platform to facilitate course management, content authoring and delivery, reporting grades and data, and communication between students, families, and educators. In that same year, the top study tool in K-12 schools was Quizlet, while the top site or learning resource was YouTube.

The top two most well-known online education services in the U.S. are both language learning tools. This includes top ranked Rosetta Stone and second placed Babbel, each with a brand awareness of 61 percent and 51 percent respectively. Following them on the third spot is the online learning service LinkedIn Learning. Fourth is the language learning service Duolingo followed by Khan Academy, that is recognized by 39 percent of internet respondents in the United States.

For this study, brand awareness was surveyed employing the concept of aided brand recognition, showing respondents both the brand's logo and the written brand name.

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There were 1,126,690 international students studying in the United States in the 2023/24 academic year. This is an increase from the previous year, when 1,057,188 international students were studying in the United States.

In the 2023-24 school year, sites and resources were the most accessed educational technology (EdTech) solution for K-12 students and teachers in the United States, at 15 percent, followed by supplemental platforms. Supplemental platforms, generally used for individual learning, may be used to access online activities, creation, research, and games to aid learning.

As of March 2024, more than half of Americans believe that learning AI skills is necessary for K-12 students for their future careers. Around 60 percent of adults aged between 30 and 44 surveyed in the United States believed that acquiring skills related to artificial intelligence was either somewhat or very important for K-12 students. For the demographic of 18 to 29-year-olds, this perspective was shared by 48 percent of respondents.

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In 2024, 92 percent of state agencies in the United States said that they were seeing increased interest in guidance or policy around the use of AI in the classroom compared to the previous year. In comparison, only two percent said that they were not seeing any increased interest.

According to a survey conducted in 2023, 63 percent of K-12 teachers in the United States said that they think edtech, or education technology, has the biggest impact on self-paced learning for students, followed by 56 percent who said that edtech has the biggest impact on extension or enrichment in student learning.

In the 2023-24 school year, K-12 districts accessed an average of 2,739 education technology (EdTech) tools in the United States. This is a significant increase from the 2018-19 school year, when only 841 EdTech tools were accessed per school district.

According to a survey conducted in 2023, 68 percent of K-12 teachers in the United States said that a primary reason that they use edtech, or education technology, in the classroom is because it makes life more efficient. A further 60 percent agreed that a primary reason was that students enjoy using edtech.

As of December 2024, a total of 59 percent of adults in the United States stated that K-12 schools should focus on teaching students how to appropriately use artificial intelligence (AI), a slight increase from 54 percent in August 2023. Conversely, a greater share of adults in 2023 believed that schools should prevent students from using AI, at 19 percent, compared to 17 percent in 2024. However, 24 percent of respondents were not sure how schools should handle advances in artificial intelligence, a small decrease from 28 percent who shared this belief in 2023.