College and University Basic Needs Insecurity

Complete report

The #RealCollege survey is the nation’s largest annual  assessment of basic needs security among college  students. The survey, created by the Hope Center  for College, Community, and Justice (Hope Center),  specifically evaluates access to affordable food and  housing. This report describes the results of the  #RealCollege survey administered in the fall of 2018 at  123 two- and four-year institutions across the United  States. 
  
NEARLY 86,000 STUDENTS  PARTICIPATED. 

THE RESULTS  INDICATE:

 •  45% of respondents were food  insecure in the prior 30 days 

•  56% of respondents were  housing insecure in the  previous year

 •  17% of respondents were  homeless in the previous year