What keeps American college students up at night? [Video]

College students have a lot on their minds as they head back to school. What’s the right major? Will they need to take out more student loans to cover costs? What will the job market look like when they graduate?

To dig into college students’ perspectives on the upcoming school year, Forbes Advisor conducted a survey of 1,000 college students in July 2024.

The results reveal the many concerns college students are shouldering during back-to-school season.

Seventy-eight percent of students choose in-person or hybrid classes over only online courses.

When surveyed about their fall classes, a plurality of college students reported taking only in-person classes, while more than a third plan to enroll in both online and in-person classes.

While 78% of students are taking at least some on-campus classes, 56% are taking at least some online classes.

More than half of students surveyed by Forbes Advisor said they plan to use …