Percentage of college students in the United States who agreed they had at least one person in their life to talk to when they felt stressed or anxious as of 2022
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Strongly agree
46%
Somewhat agree
30%
Neither agree nor disagree
7%
Somewhat disagree
9%
Strongly disagree
8%
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undergraduate students at more than 100 higher ed institutions.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Percentage of students who agreed or disagreed with the following statement: "I have at least one person in my life I can talk
to when I feel stressed or anxious."
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Share of U.S. college students who had someone to talk to when stressed 2022
A survey from 2022 of undergraduate students at more than 100 institutions of higher education in the United States found that around 76 percent strongly or somewhat agreed that they had at least one person in their life they could talk to when feeling stressed or anxious.
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Inside Higher Ed. (April 18, 2022). Percentage of college students in the United States who agreed they had at least one person in their life to talk to when they felt stressed or anxious as of 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1392673/college-students-with-someone-to-talk-to-when-stressed-anxious-us/
Inside Higher Ed. "Percentage of college students in the United States who agreed they had at least one person in their life to talk to when they felt stressed or anxious as of 2022." Chart. April 18, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1392673/college-students-with-someone-to-talk-to-when-stressed-anxious-us/
Inside Higher Ed. (2022). Percentage of college students in the United States who agreed they had at least one person in their life to talk to when they felt stressed or anxious as of 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1392673/college-students-with-someone-to-talk-to-when-stressed-anxious-us/
Inside Higher Ed. "Percentage of College Students in The United States Who Agreed They Had at Least One Person in Their Life to Talk to When They Felt Stressed or Anxious as of 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Apr 2022, /statistics/1392673/college-students-with-someone-to-talk-to-when-stressed-anxious-us/
Inside Higher Ed, Percentage of college students in the United States who agreed they had at least one person in their life to talk to when they felt stressed or anxious as of 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1392673/college-students-with-someone-to-talk-to-when-stressed-anxious-us/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Percentage of college students in the United States who agreed they had at least one person in their life to talk to when they felt stressed or anxious as of 2022 [Graph], Inside Higher Ed, April 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1392673/college-students-with-someone-to-talk-to-when-stressed-anxious-us/
