Trends by Party Identification Strongly Support

– Overall Support Free tuition at public

universities or college
Somewhat Support

28 29
32 28
31
41 36
31
31 33 28
31 30 40 35 33
37 33
Somewhat 39
38
Support 38
34 31
33 32
36 28
35
64 65 62
58 61
50 52 50 52
47 48 48 48 45
Strongly 41 43 44
40
Support 35 33 33 35
32
28 26 28
21 23

Dec Apr Aug Sept Nov Feb June Dec Apr Aug Sept Nov Feb June Dec Apr Aug Sept Nov Feb June Dec Apr Aug Sept Nov Feb June

All Democrat Republican Independent

December 16’-QTUITION2/ April 17’-QPRETUITION2/ August 17’-Q3/ September 17’-QLA2/ November 17’-QLA14/ February 18’-QJM1 & QJM2/June 18-QTuition
Do you favor or oppose your state providing free tuition at public universities or colleges for anyone who is academically qualified?
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Do you favor or oppose your state providing free post-high school skills training for anyone who is academically qualified? *Base<100
 GPA requirements in high school and college garner highest support
Support vs. opposition for various requirements to access free tuition
(among all respondents)

Support Oppose

70
61
51 50 48
42 38 37

-6 -10 -13 -11 -13 -15 -12

-18

College GPA/Hours HS GPA In-State Qualifiers Apply for Federal Full time Status Community Service Pledge to Live In- Mentoring Program
Aid State

GTUITION3. Many states are now considering programs to provide residents free public college tuition. They are considering several requirements for students to qualify. Some of those
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requirements are listed below. Using the scale provided, how important is it that your state would include the following requirements in a free public college tuition program?
 Highest support for Universal Free College Tuition
45

40

35

30

25

20 42 41 40
39 38 38 37
35 34
15 30 32 31 30 30
28 27 29
10 22

Available to all Available only to Available to middle

students regardless students who class and lower
of family income otherwise income families but
Table qTUITION13 - Many states are now considering programs to provide residents free public
couldn't afford not wealthier ones
college tuition. States are also considering several financial requirements. Which of the following college
comes closest to your opinion of the financial requirements of a free public tuition program in your 3
state?