Survey of College Students 2025, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

This study presents detailed data on use of ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude, MidJourney and CoPilot, among other applications, by students at 4-year colleges in the United States The highly detailed report shows exactly how many minutes per month students spend on each application. The study also looks at the extent to which students use AI to replace or complement their internet searches.

Data in the report is presented in the aggregate and broken out by 20 variables including but not limited to age, academic major, gender, sexual orientation, SAT/GRE scores, college grades, race or ethnicity, religion, college tuition charged, public and private college status and many other characteristics. In addition, students report on whether they have paid subscriptions to various AI applications and evaluate just how important it is to them to develop their AI-usage skills.

Just a few of this 215-page report's Key Findings:

1. ChatGPT emerged as the most widely used AI tool, with 64.77% of students reporting usage in the past month. Other AI tools such as Microsoft CoPilot (15.46%) and Gemini (13.60%) also saw notable adoption., while tools like Claude (5.77%), Midjourney (1.66%), and Grok (0.98%) had relatively low usage.
2. Use of ChatGPT was more popular at higher-tuition institutions (79.35% usage at colleges with tuition above $20,000) compared to lower-tuition colleges (53.93% at those under $6,000).
3. Students from major cities and those raised abroad showed higher usage of ChatGPT.
4. Microsoft CoPilot was most used in Engineering and Criminology/Law Enforcement majors.
5. Male students and those identifying as Hindu or politically moderate also showed higher AI adoption rates.
6. A significant portion of students (59.24%) considered learning generative AI "somewhat important" to "very important," with higher interest among private college students, high-income families, and STEM majors.
7. Psychology majors were the most avid users of generative artificial intelligence, registering the most time spent per month using them.