A new Quinnipiac poll from a 1,519-person telephone survey shows that “most don’t want the federal government setting colleges’ policies.” The Chronicle has the details:

“With federal funding as its leverage, the Trump administration has mounted a sustained campaign to give the federal government greater oversight of higher education. By a wide margin, the public rejects that effort — including the White House’s most recent foray, its proposed ‘compact’ for higher education.”

Eric Kelderman, Americans Think Trump is Overreaching on Higher Education, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 24, 2025 (Additional details: Inside the Findings: The Public Wants Colleges to Retain Their Autonomy, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 24, 2025). The Quinnipiac poll’s findings follow earlier similar survey results. Ryan Quinn, Survey: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump’s Higher Ed Cuts, Insider Higher Ed, October 16, 2025.