# More Americans than not say ROTC adds viewpoint diversity on campus

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/more-americans-than-not-say-rotc-adds-viewpoint-diversity-on-campus/

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## Reading

Nearly half of Americans (46%) think students in ROTC programs add to the diversity of viewpoints and values on college campuses, including 13% who strongly agree, according to a May 2025 Verasight survey.

Another 42% are neutral, and 12% disagree, including 5% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

Students in Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs add to the diversity of the viewpoints and values on American college campuses.

More Americans than not say ROTC adds viewpoint diversity on campus.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree nor disagree: 42.1%
- Agree: 32.8%
- Strongly agree: 13.2%
- Disagree: 7.4%
- Strongly disagree: 4.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-05-22 → 2025-05-28
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2025-040
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#rotc-contribution-to-ideological-diversity](https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#rotc-contribution-to-ideological-diversity)

## Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2025-040, fielded May 22-28, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#rotc-contribution-to-ideological-diversity](https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#rotc-contribution-to-ideological-diversity)