More Americans lack confidence in higher education — with many saying they believe colleges are trying to “brainwash” students or are not teaching relevant skills, according to a new Gallup poll.

After a chaotic end to the school year at college campuses across the country, trust in those institutions has sharply dropped, according to a new poll. A Gallup poll released on Monday showed that only 36% of respondents have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in higher education,

A new Gallup poll finds that only 36% of Americans say they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in higher ed, while 32% express little or no confidence in it.