Supporting First-generation College Students 2025: A National Perspective

Produced in partnership with Phase Two Advisory, this new research brief documents higher education’s efforts to support first-generation college students in the context of what has occurred at U.S. colleges during the first half of 2025. Conducted between October and December of 2024, the survey data captured the perspectives of 571 practitioners at 411 institutions across 47 states and the District of Columbia.

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