# Most college-goers say they were never food insecure

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## Reading

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

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)?

Most college-goers say they were never food insecure.

- No, attended college but was never food insecure: 45.0%
- No, never attended college: 29.5%
- Yes, was food insecure while a college student: 13.7%
- No, currently in college and not food insecure: 9.0%
- Yes, currently in college and food insecure: 2.9%

## 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: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#food-insecurity-among-college-students](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#food-insecurity-among-college-students)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#food-insecurity-among-college-students](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#food-insecurity-among-college-students)