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Yale Poll: College Students Favor Socialism, Support Rent Control

9/22/2025

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A recent Yale poll reveals 46% of college students prefer socialism over capitalism, while 39% oppose it.
Among 820 surveyed undergraduates, 90% support deportation of illegal immigrants, and 61% oppose transgender athletes in women's sports.
Students are split on U.S. allies: 33% favor Palestine and 29% favor Israel.
70% support rent control, including conservatives, and nearly half find it acceptable to disrupt campus speakers.
65% believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be conditions for faculty employment.

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A recent Yale poll reveals 46% of college students prefer socialism over capitalism, while 39% oppose it.
Among 820 surveyed undergraduates, 90% support deportation of illegal immigrants, and 61% oppose transgender athletes in women's sports.
Students are split on U.S. allies: 33% favor Palestine and 29% favor Israel.
70% support rent control, including conservatives, and nearly half find it acceptable to disrupt campus speakers.
65% believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be conditions for faculty employment.