Results for the Lumina-Gallup Study are based on web surveys conducted from Oct. 9-Nov. 16, 2023, with samples of 6,015 students who are currently enrolled in a postsecondary education program (certificate, associate or bachelor’s degree), 5,012 adults who were previously enrolled in a postsecondary education program but had not completed an associate or bachelor’s degree, and 3,005 adults who had never enrolled in a postsecondary education program.
All respondents were between the ages of 18 and 59 and had a high school diploma or equivalent but not an associate or bachelor’s degree.
Of the currently enrolled students, 2,532 say they are pursuing a bachelor’s degree, 1,468 are pursuing an associate degree, 1,373 are pursuing a certificate and 642 are pursuing an industry certification.
Respondents were interviewed via Dynata’s non-probability web-based panel.
The data are weighted to match national demographics of gender, age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, education and region for the population of U.S. adults ages 18 to 59 with a high school diploma but without a college degree. Demographic weighting targets are based on the most recent American Community Survey figures.
