Most college-goers say they were never food insecure
Core finding
Nearly half of U.S. adults (45%) say they attended college and were never food insecure, and another 9% are in college now and not food insecure, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.
A combined 17% of all adults say they experienced food insecurity in college, including 14% who were food insecure while a college student and 3% who are in college and food insecure now. The remaining 30% never attended college.
Topline distribution
Most college-goers say they were never food insecure.
If you were or are a college student, do you feel you were ever food insecure (lacking access to sufficient food, or food of good quality)?
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full 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 | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 3 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
If you were or are a college student, do you feel you were ever food insecure (lacking access to sufficient food, or food of good quality)?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.