The NCR/Wittcoff Foundation Survey of Young Catholics polled 401 Catholic students in both Catholic and non-Catholic four-year colleges and universities. It was conducted online Oct. 17-25, 2025, by Mercury Analytics, a Virginia-based custom research company that regularly surveys the public for organizations including news outlets and nonprofits. The Wittcoff Foundation is a philanthropic group that supports health, education and climate action initiatives.
A new study shows that a majority of Catholic college and university students say they are informed about the news, which they get primarily through social media, TV or online videos. Only a small percentage read the news daily.
Students at Catholic higher institutions place more of an emphasis on church activities than students at non-Catholic colleges and universities, according to a new survey conducted for the National Catholic Reporter.
A majority of U.S. Catholic college students regularly participate in Mass and consider their Catholic beliefs and identity important, according to a survey conducted for NCR and the Wittcoff Foundation.
