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Half say ROTC adds to the variety of viewpoints on campus

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On whether ROTC broadens the mix of viewpoints on campus, agreement runs well ahead of disagreement, according to an April 2025 Verasight survey. About half of Americans (53%) agree that students in ROTC programs add to the variety of viewpoints and values on American college campuses, including 10% who strongly agree.

Just one-in-ten (10%) disagree, including 2% who strongly disagree, while the remaining 37% neither agree nor disagree.

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Half say ROTC adds to the variety of viewpoints on campus.

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

  • Neither agree nor disagree 37.5%
  • Slightly agree 22.6%
  • Agree 19.9%
  • Strongly agree 10.4%
  • Slightly disagree 4.2%
  • Disagree 3.4%
  • Strongly disagree 2.0%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.5%

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-04-09 → 2025-04-15
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.5%
Module
policy

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Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co

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