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

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## Reading

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.

## Topline

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

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 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%

## 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: 2025-04-09 → 2025-04-15
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: policy
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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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%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co#rotc-diversity-of-viewpoints-on-campus](https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co#rotc-diversity-of-viewpoints-on-campus)